VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret.)

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2007 Knauss Sea Grant FellowsWelcome Briefing

• VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret.)
• Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
  Atmosphere
• March 16, 2007

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Todays Agenda

• NOAA Organization
• NOAA Structure
• NOAA Budget and Legislation updates
• NOAA at Work!
• Ocean Action Plan
• Recent Accomplishments
• Take Home Message

• My Background
• Sea Grant Fellows
• Who are you?
• Fellowship Strategy
• Leaders Think about the Future
• Succession Planning
• NOAAs Vision Mission

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Background

• Who am I?
• What is my background?
• Why am I here?

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Sea Grant Fellows

• Why are you here?
• To learn how government works
• To learn leadership and management
• How can you make a difference?
• To help get things accomplished in the real world

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An Approach To Your Fellowship

• Vision What do you want to accomplish? Where
  do you want to go?
• People Learn from people around you.
• Operations Get things done.

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Leaders Think About The Future

• If Youre Not Moving Forward, Youre Falling
  Behind

• the inertia of successis extremely dangerous
• Andy Grove, Intel Chairman

Life had ChangedNOAA Must Change!

• Even if you are on the right track, youll get
  run over if you just sit there.
• Will Rogers

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Succession Planning

• 36 of NOAA could retire today
• The bus will come to take me away
• We need You!

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NOAA Organization
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NOAA Functional Structure

• Simplified structureOperating Branches only

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NOAA Functional Structure

• Simplified structureCorporate Offices only

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Not Your Fathers NOAA
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NOAA BudgetIncluded House Senate Marks
( in Billions)
In FY03, the House did not report or pass an
SJC appropriations bill. The House-Introduced
bill total is used here.
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NOAA Legislation FY07 Continuing Resolution

• Joint Resolution 20 signed into law on February
  15th, 2007
• Funds the Federal Government through September
  30th, 2007
• Joint Resolution provides NOAA with continued
  funding at the FY06 Enacted level (3.9 billion)
• Possible small upward adjustments to some items
• FY 2007 spending plan is still under development

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NOAA LegislationLegislative Priorities110th
Congress

• NOAA Organic Act
• National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007
• Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Amendments Act
  of 2007
• Cooperative Conservation of Marine, Estuarine,
  Coastal, and Riverine Habitats Act of 2007
• National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of
  2007
• Hydrographic Services Improvement Act

Offshore Aquaculture ProjectHawaii
Florida Keys Coral Reef
Narragansett BayEelgrass Bed Restoration
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NOAA LegislationFY 2008 Budget Context

• NOAA Services Crucial to Our Nations
  Competitiveness
• Increasing Need to Preserve Ocean and Coastal
  Resources
• Severe Weather Impacting Our Economy and Public
  Safety
• Understanding Climate Change to Manage Resources
  Better
• NOAA Environmental Information Key to Millions of
  Decisions
• Fiscal Environment Requires Careful Resource
  Decisions

Pfiesteria HAB in Lake Erie
Hurricane Frances2004
Planting Oysters in Chesapeake Bay NERR
Sinking Oil Tanker (JESSICA)
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NOAA at WorkOcean Action Plan

• Administrations Response to the U.S. Commission
  on Ocean Policy
• U.S. Ocean Action Plan
• December 17, 2004
• Executive Order Committee on Ocean Policy
• U.S. Ocean Action Plan
• NOAAs FY 08 Request includes 123M in new
  increases
• Sustainable use ocean resources (25M)
• Protection and restoration of marine and coastal
  areas (38M)
• Enhanced ocean science and research (60M)

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NOAA at Work

• U.S. Tsunami Warning Program
• Operational
• Magnuson-Stevens Act
• Reauthorized

Thailand DART II Deployment
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NOAA at Work

• Fleet Modernization
• FSV HENRY B. BIGELOW
• FSV PISCES
• NOAA Activates Climate and Weather Supercomputer
• Operational
• Increases computational might by 320
• 14 trillion calculations/second!

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NOAA at Work

• Weather Radios in all classrooms
• Collaboration with DHS
• NOAA Provides Support to the Development of the
  IPCC Latest International Climate Science Report
• International Contributions

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NOAA at Work

• GOES-N
• Successfully launched!
• MetOp-A
• Will provide global data for forecasts of severe
  weather, disaster mitigation

GOES N Prep Launch
MetOp-A Prep Launch
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What You Should Take Away

• This Is An Exciting Time!!!
• Significant Environmental Challenges
• Increasing Attention On Oceans, Coasts and Great
  Lakes
• You Have An Opportunity To Contribute

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NOAA Fisheries(NMFS)

• Mission Stewardship of living marine resources
  through science-based conservation and management
  and the promotion of healthy ecosystems
• Major Programs
• Fisheries Management(Magnuson-Stevens Act)
• Protected Resources (Endangered Species Act,
  Marine Mammal Protection Act)
• Habitat (Conservation, Protection, Restoration)

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NOAA Satellite Information Service(NESDIS)

• Mission To provide timely access to global
  environmental data and information services from
  satellites and other sources in support of the
  larger NOAA mission.
• Major Programs
• Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
  (GOES)
• Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental
  Satellite (POES)
• National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental
  Satellite System (NPOESS)
• Environmental Satellite Observing Services
• Environmental Data Management

GOES
POES
NPOESS
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NOAA National Weather Service(NWS)

• Mission To provide weather water and climate
  forecasts and warnings for the United States, its
  territories, adjacent waters, and ocean areas for
  the protection of life and property and the
  enhancement of the national economy.
• Major Programs
• Providing Local Weather Forecasts and Warnings
• Climate Forecasting/Services
• Ocean/Marine Forecasting/Services
• Observations (Satellite, Ocean)
• Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
• Air quality prediction
• Environmental Modeling
• Science and Technology Infusion
• Tropical Weather
• Homeland Security (All-Hazards Weather Radio,
  Dispersion Modeling)

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NOAA Research(OAR)

• Mission To conduct research, develop products,
  and provide scientific information and leadership
  to foster NOAAs evolving environmental and
  economic mission
• Major Programs
• Climate Products
• Weather Air Quality Products
• Ocean, Coastal, Great Lakes Products

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NOAA Oceans Coasts Service(NOS)

• Mission To manage societys uses of coastal
  ecosystems to sustain their natural resources and
  services
• Major Programs
• Coastal Resource Management and Protected Areas
• Mapping, Charting, and Navigation
• Coastal Ocean Science
• Response and Restoration

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NOAA Marine Aviation Operations(NMAO)

• Mission To safely manage and execute marine and
  aviation operations and provide a highly
  specialized professional team responsive to NOAA
  programs
• Major Programs
• Operational Management of
• 19 NOAA Ships
• 11 NOAA Aircraft
• NOAA Diving
• Program Support with 299 Commissioned Officers
• NOAAs primary source of safety and management
  expertise for small boats, ships and aircraft
• Research vessel acquisition program
• Teacher at Sea and Teacher in the Air programs

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NOAA ProgramPlanning Integration(PPI)

• Mission Lead the implementation of NOAAs
  Strategic Vision by
• Developing and evolving NOAAs Strategic Plan
• Managing designated programs using matrix
  principles
• Promoting the development of effective program by
  integrating talent, resources, and capacity
  across NOAA
• Major Programs
• Strategic Planning
• Matrix Management Support
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
  Coordination
• Socio-Economic Analysis

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NOAA Corporate Offices

• Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
• Maureen Wylie, Director
• The CFO has responsibility for budget formulation
  and execution, financial systems development, and
  financial management
• Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
• William Broglie, Director
• Monitors matters pertaining to administration
  (EEO, Civil Rights)
• Office of Program Analysis Evaluation (PAE)
• Bonnie Morehouse, Director
• PAE manages the programming phase of the NOAA
  out-year budgeting, and provides independent
  program analysis of process, policy, and program
  alternatives

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NOAA Corporate Offices

• Office of Acquisition Grants (AG)
• Helen Hurcombe, Director
• Administers all NOAA acquisitions and grants
• Workforce Management Office (WMO)
• Eduardo Ribas, Director
• The WMO handles all matters related to workforce
  planning and management
• Program Coordination Office (PCO)
• Tim McClung, Executive Director to the NOAA Chief
  of Staff
• PCO coordinates and resolves programmatic,
  scientific, and management issues between NOAA
  Leadership, Line, and Program Offices

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NOAA Corporate Offices

• Military Affairs (MA)
• COL Michael Babcock, USAF and CAPT Scott
  Steadley, USN
• USAF and USN representatives coordinate with the
  military services and other DoD offices on
  programs of mutual organizational interest
• Office of Education (EDU)
• Louisa Koch, Director
• Provides advice and counsel on matters pertaining
  to education and sustainable development
• Office of Communications (OC)
• Anson Franklin, Director
• Responsible for communication with the media and
  the public

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NOAA Corporate Offices

• Office of the Chief Information Officer High
  Performance Computing and Communications
  (CIO/HPCC)
• Joe Klimavicz, Chief Information Officer
• The CIO has responsibility for the acquisition,
  management, and use of information technology
  resources
• Federal Coordinator for Meteorology (FCM)
• Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for
  Meteorology
• Ensures the effective use of federal
  meteorological resources by coordinating
  operational weather requirements and services,
  and supports research, among federal agencies
• Decision Coordination Office (DCO)
• Tim McClung, Executive Director to the NOAA Chief
  of Staff
• Serves as the Executive Secretary to the NOAA
  Executive Council (NEC) and NOAA Executive Panel
  and NEP providing logistical coordination of
  Senior Management meetings
• Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA)
• Eric Webster, Director
• Coordinates all NOAA contacts with Congress other
  than those relating to appropriations, and is
  responsible for the planning, direction, and
  coordination of legislative programs that are of
  immediate concern to the Under Secretary