NOAA’s Vision and Future

1. NOAA’s Vision and Future Scott Rayder NOAA Chief of Staff Grants Management Division Workshop Fiscal Year 2006 February 14, 2006

2. NOAA’s Past & Present Integrated NOAA NOAA’s Missions & Goals Strategic Plan Corporate NOAA Decision Makers NOAA Budget Historical Trend Current Environment New Congress & Reorganization US Ocean Action Plan One-NOAA Transformation Keys to Creating Successes Challenges / Opportunities Communication Organizational Assessment Organizational Excellence Take Away Topics NOAA's Vision and Future

3. NOAA’s Past & PresentIntegrated NOAA We can not survive without working together. NOAA's Vision and Future

4. NOAA’s Past & PresentNOAA’s Mission & Goals • To understand and predict changes in the Earth’s environment and manage coastal and marine resources to meet the Nation’s economic, social and environmental needs • Mission Goals: • Ecosystem approach to management • Climate variability and change • Weather and water • Commerce and transportation • Critical support for NOAA’s mission NOAA's Vision and Future

5. NOAA’s Past & PresentUpdate to NOAA’s Strategic Plan • NOAA’s Vision: An informed society that uses a comprehensive understanding of the role of the oceans, coasts and atmosphere in the global ecosystem to make the best social and economic decisions NOAA’s 5-Year Strategic Plan NOAA’s 5-Year Research Plan NOAA’s 20-Year Research Vision NOAA's Vision and Future

6. Corporate NOAAThe Executive Decision Process NOAA's Vision and Future

7. NOAA Funding Trends(Constant Dollars in Billions) Base Year 2000 Data Source: DOC Summary of enacted BA NOAA's Vision and Future

8. Current EnvironmentNew Congress • Committee highlights: • Retired: Ernest Hollings • Term Limited: Ted Stevens as Senate Appropriations Chair (still a member) • New: Thad Cochran—Senate Appropriations Chair • New: Richard Shelby (R) & Barbara Mikulski (D)—Appropriations Subcommittee Leaders • New: Jerry Lewis—House Appropriations Chair • New: Ted Stevens—Commerce Chair • New: Inouye—Commerce (co-chair) and Appropriations • Committee change: • NASA/NSF now part of Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee NOAA's Vision and Future

9. Current EnvironmentAppropriations Reorganization a Surprise • NOAA is now considered by both the Senate and House subcommittees with: • =$16.1B FY ‘07 budget request • =$6.02B FY ’07 budget request • =$3.7B FY ’07 budget request NOAA's Vision and Future

10. Current EnvironmentU.S. Ocean Action Plan • Highlights • Establish Committee • Develop Priorities and Implementation Strategy • Ocean Observing System • State-of-the-Art Research Vessels • Market-Based Management of Fisheries • UN Convention on the Law of the Sea NOAA's Vision and Future

11. Corporation Process Fact-based Decisions Execution “One NOAA” Transformation Holding Company Ad Hoc Subjective Decisions Talk NOAA's Vision and Future

12. Keys to Creating “One NOAA” • Remove the Stovepipe Culture • Improve understanding of how Line/Staff Offices impact / benefit each other X NESDIS NMAO NMFS NWS NOS OAR NOAA's Vision and Future

13. “One NOAA” Hurricane Forecast Success NOAA's Vision and Future

14. Challenges / Opportunities • Presenting One NOAA • Web / Public Affairs / Legislative Affairs, etc. • Organizational Assessment • Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) • Organizational Excellence • Grants Workload • Grants Online • Business Process Reengineering (BPR) NOAA's Vision and Future

15. Organizational Assessment PART Summary Performance Measures NOAA's Vision and Future

16. FY2005 Grants Workload Grants Represent 25% of the NOAA Budget for FY 2005 1907 Awards$956M NOAA's Vision and Future

17. NOAA & Our Grants CommunityWorking together in a more efficient manner Grants.gov “Find and Apply” Applicants Grants Online NOAA Grants Processing • Will use Grants Online to: • View current awards and submit post award actions • Compliance with monitoring http://www.ofa.noaa.gov/~grantsonline NOAA's Vision and Future

18. NOAA & Our Grants CommunityWorking together in a more efficient manner Banks ATMs Airlines Ticket Kiosks NOAA Grants Online NOAA's Vision and Future

19. Vision for Strengthening Financial and Administrative Services “[W]e are working to improve the management and delivery of financial and administrative services. Numerous studies… documented opportunities for improvements in financial and administrative service areas and recommended changes to both our organizational structure and business processes.” —Memorandum from Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.)September 9, 2004 • Vision: • Policies and Procedures • Workforce Management • Value-added Business Processes • Performance Metrics • Process alignment with NOAA Goals • Organizational Capabilities and Improved performance NOAA's Vision and Future

20. What You Should Take Away • NOAA’s Future is Challenging! • NOAA is: • Working hard to improve a successful Scientific Organization • Retooling critical infrastructure elements • Engaging our partners to help meet our mission requirements • NOAA Is All Of Us Working Together With A Unified Vision & Consistent Message • Helping us work together to deliver efficient grants management NOAA's Vision and Future