DTC Status Report

1. DTC Status Report

2. Status Report • DTC Charter was signed on 15 September. • Don Berchoff is in the process of setting up DTC Executive Committee. Likely candidates: • NWS: Don Berchoff (Chair) • OAS: Sandy MacDonald • AFWA: John Murphy (or Gen. Fred Lewis) • NCAR: Eric Barron • Bill K will need to work with DTC EC to set up DTC Management Board and Advisory Board. • DTC AOP 2010 will need to be reviewed and approved by the DTC Management Board and Executive Committee.

3. FY 2010 Budget • Agencies do not have a 2010 budget. We are in continuing resolution. Agencies are not authorized to spend more than what they did in 2009. • Most likely DTC will know its budget in March – April 2010. • We need to be “conservative” in spending (and not to expand our efforts) until we are sure about the budget. • Still hold high hope for the $2M plus-up. • Whether we get the $2M or not depends on we produce a good plan for the new tasks, and getting DTC EC and MB to strongly support it. • We need to establish a program plan, assign priorities to the various tasks. We will then execute the tasks based on the available budget and the DTC program priorities.

4. Suggested AOP 2010 time lines • Following the DTC ensemble workshop, hold a DTC Task Lead Meeting on 1 October 2009. • Submit the DTC AOP 2010, including budget and task description (provided by task leads) to DTC Management Board by 26 October. • Submit the DTC AOP 2010 to the DTC Executive Committee by 15 November 2009. • Hold DTC Management Board Meeting and EC meeting in the week of 30 Nov – 4 December 2009. • Based on final DTC budget, revise the task plans to meet the budget constraints. • Task leads then execute tasks according to revised plans.