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  **Part I:  Capital Asset Plan and Business Case (All Assets)**

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  **Agency:**               **Department of the Interior **

  **Bureau:**               **U.S. Geological Survey **

  **Account                 **000-00-14-2080-4 **
  Identification            
  Code:**                   

  **Program Activity:**     **Science Support **

  **Name of Project:**      **Enterprise Web (EWeb) **

  **Unique Project          **01012030001102000 **
  Identifier:** (IT         
  only)\                    
  (See Section 53.7)        

  **Project Initiation      **10/01/2000 **
  Date:**                   

  **Project Planned         **09/30/2009 **
  Completion Date:**        

  **This Project is:**      **Full Acquisition **
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  **Project/useful segment is funded?:**             Incrementally  

                                                     

  **Was the project approved by OMB for previous     Yes 
  Year Budget Cycle?:**                              

                                                     

  **Did the Executive/Investment Review              Yes 
  Committee approve funding for This project         
  this year?:**                                      

                                                     

  **Did the CFO review the cost goal?:**             Yes 

                                                     

  **Did the Procurement Executive review the         Yes 
  acquisition strategy?:**                           

                                                     

  **Is this investment included in your              Yes 
  agency\'s annual performance plan or multiple      
  agency annual performance plan?:**                 

                                                     

  **Does this project support homeland security      
  goals and objectives, i.e., 1) improve border      
  and transportation security, 2) combat             
  bio-terrorism 3) enhance first responder           
  programs; 4) improve information sharing to        
  decrease response times for actions and            
  improve the quality of decision making?**          

                                                     

  **Is this project information technology (See      Yes 
  Section 53 for definition)?**                      

  **For information technology projects only:**       

  **  a. Is this Project a Financial Management      No  
  System (see section 53.2 for a\                    
    definition)**                                    

  **    If so, does this project address a FFMIA      
  compliance area?**                                 

  **    If yes, which compliance area?**              

                                                     

  **  b. Does this project implement electronic      No  
  transactions or record keeping that is covered     
  by\                                                
    the Government Paperwork Elimination Act         
  (GPEA)?**                                          

  **     If so, is it included in your GPEA plan      
  (and does not yet provide an\                      
       electronic option)?**                         

  **     Does the project already provide an         No  
  electronic option?**                               

                                                     

  **   c.Was a privacy impact assessment             
  performed for this project?**                      

                                                     

  **   d. Was this project reviewed as part of       
  the FY02 Government Information Security           
  Reform Act review process?**                       

  **     d.1 If yes, were any weaknesses             
  found?**                                           

  **     d.2 Have the weaknesses been                
  incorporated into the agency\'s corrective         
  action\                                            
        plans?**                                     

                                                     

  **   e. Has this project been identified as a      
  national critical or asset by a Project Matrix     
  review or other agency determination?**            

  **     e.1 If no, is this an agency mission        
  critical or essential service, system,             
  operation, or asset (such as those documented      
  in the agency\'s COOP Plan), other than those      
  identified as above as national critical           
  infrastructures?**                                 
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  **Financial Percentage:**            **Security Percentage:**

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  **SUMMARY OF                                                                                              
  SPENDING FOR                                                                                              
  PROJECT STAGES\                                                                                           
  (In Millions)\                                                                                            
  (BY+1 and Beyond                                                                                          
  estimates are for                                                                                         
  planning purposes                                                                                         
  only\                                                                                                     
  and do not                                                                                                
  represent budget                                                                                          
  decisions)**                                                                                              

  **EXISTING 300**    **PY-1\     **PY\      **CY\      **BY\      **BY+1\   **BY+2\   **BY+3\   **BY+4\    **Total**
                      and\        2002**     2003**     2004**     2005**    2006**    2007**    and\       
                      Earlier**                                                                  Beyond**   

  Planning:                                                                                                 

     Budgetary        3.50        2.00       0.00       0.00                                                
  Resources                                                                                                 

     Outlays          3.10        2.40       0.00       0.00                                                

  Acquisition:                                                                                              

     Budgetary        0.00        0.00       0.80       0.80                                                
  Resources                                                                                                 

     Outlays          0.00        0.00       0.80       0.80                                                

  **TOTAL, Sum of                                                                                           
  Stages:**                                                                                                 

    Budgetary         **3.50**    **2.00**   **0.80**   **0.80**                                            
  Resources                                                                                                 

    Outlays           **3.10**    **2.40**   **0.80**   **0.80**                                            

  Maintenance:                                                                                              

     Budgetary        0.00        0.00       0.20       0.20                                                
  Resources                                                                                                 

     Outlays          0.00        0.00       0.20       0.20                                                

  **TOTAL, ALL                                                                                              
  Stages:**                                                                                                 

    Budgetary         **3.50**    **2.00**   **1.00**   **1.00**                                            
  Resources                                                                                                 

    Outlays           **3.10**    **2.40**   **1.00**   **1.00**                                            
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|   | | **Capita                                                           |
|   | l Asset Plan and Business Case (All                    |   |   |   | |
|   | | Assets)*                                                           |
|   | *     **(In Thousands)**                               |   |   |   | |
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|   | |   Budget                                                           |
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|   |  USGS:  0.00       0.00                                |   |   |   | |
|   | |    0.00                                                            |
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  **I.A. Project Description**

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  **1.     Provide a brief description of this project and its status
  through your capital planning and investment control (CPIC) or capital
  programming \"control\" review for the current cycle.**

  The USGS Capital Asset Review Board has reviewed and approved this
  project and will seek funding through the budget process for this
  investment.                                       

  **2.     What assumptions are made about this project and why?**

  All USGS websites will need significant renovations to (1) comply with
  Section 508 accessibility requirements, (2) comply with OMB tracking
  and reporting of customer feedback, (3) meet bureau, department, and
  government-wide security standards, and (4) be available in a disaster
  situation. In addition substantial improvements are needed to make USGS
  information easier for users to find.

  **3.     Provide any other supporting information derived from
  research, interviews, and other documentation.**

  Within the USGS, a comprehensive program review of the Enterprise Web
  program will be conducted June 11-12, 2002. Findings and
  recommendations resulting from the review will be reported here.
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  **I.B. Justification (All Assets)**

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| **1.     How does this investment support your agency\'s mission and  |
| strategic goals and objectives? **                                    |
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| This project enables the USGS to improve service in support of        |
| Serving Communities Outcome Goals 4.1 Protect Lives and Property and  |
| 4.2 Advance Knowledge through Scientific Leadership and Informed      |
| Decision Making in the new/draft DOI Strategic Plan. Specifically:    |
|                                                                       |
| \* Communities and stakeholders will be able to access and use USGS   |
| data on hazards more effectively for hazards mitigation and           |
| management (Goal 4.1, Strategy 3: Provide Information to Assist       |
| Communities in Managing Risks from Natural Hazards, Measures 1 and    |
| 2);                                                                   |
|                                                                       |
| \* More USGS scientific data will be made accessible to customers,    |
| including more real-time data delivery and improved data integration  |
| tools (Goal 4.2, Strategy 1: Expand the Scientific Knowledge Base,    |
| Measures 1b and 1c) and;                                              |
|                                                                       |
| \* Customer satisfaction with ease, speed, and effectiveness of data  |
| access and data integration will be increased (Goal 4.2, Strategy 3:  |
| Lead and Facilitate Exchange and Use of Knowledge, Measures 3 and 4). |
| Development of the USGS Enterprise Web also directly supports the     |
| E-Government component of the President's Management Agenda by making |
| it easier for citizens to find, get, and use USGS scientific data and |
| information. The collection and provision of natural and earth        |
| science data is a USGS core function. The USGS has the primary        |
| Federal responsibility for monitoring and issuing warnings concerning |
| earthquakes and volcanoes and provides the stream flow and related    |
| hydrologic information needed by the National Weather Service to      |
| predict and monitor floods. Feedback from emergency management        |
| officials and other customers demonstrates a need to find and provide |
| a range of scientific information by place (geographic location), and |
| to have information delivered in real time with high reliability and  |
| exactitude. Enterprise Web will provide a uniform strategy for        |
| locating, accessing, integrating, and efficiently delivering the      |
| information assets of the USGS to a wide range of users. The          |
| standardization and simplification of information access and          |
| retrieval are expected to produce substantial benefits to the         |
| scientific and other professional user communities, partners, and the |
| general public. Additionally, the Enterprise Web program addresses    |
| required upgrades to systems and data security and Section 508        |
| accessibility compliance issues in a highly cost-effective manner.    |
| The Enterprise Web program, by enabling swift and comprehensive       |
| searches of all USGS-produced scientific data products, directly      |
| supports the Bureau's mission of "providing reliable scientific       |
| information." The Enterprise Web program was designed in response to  |
| an increased need to effectively communicate earth science            |
| information from the USGS to the public in a faster, more reliable    |
| and timely manner, so that: \* Resource Managers make decisions based |
| on accurate, reliable, comprehensive, up-to-date, and impartial       |
| scientific information;                                               |
|                                                                       |
| \* The loss of life and property from natural disasters is minimized  |
| through access and availability of timely scientific information;     |
|                                                                       |
| \* Federal, state, and local governments and the private sector have  |
| access to shared and national databases of natural resources          |
| information; and                                                      |
|                                                                       |
| \* The public has easy access to earth science information.           |
|                                                                       |
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| **2.     How does it support the strategic goals from the             |
| President\'s Management Agenda?**                                     |
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| In addition, Enterprise Web supports the President's Management       |
| Agenda and our twin mission goals of Hazards, and Environment and     |
| Natural Resources, articulated in the Bureau's Strategic Plan, as     |
| well as the Annual Performance Plans, that identify "continued        |
| transfer" and "continued availability" of data, assessments, and      |
| information as their objectives. The full value of the investment of  |
| resources in gathering the data and performing the analyses cannot be |
| realized until the data are actually in the hands of the individuals  |
| who need them, including non-specialists such as civic leaders and    |
| the general public. Enterprise Web is essential for managers,         |
| officials, scientists, utilities, emergency response teams, and       |
| citizens to obtain available data from the Bureau, and to obtain them |
| in a useable, timely, and reliable manner.                            |
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|                                                                       |
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| **3.     Are there any alternative sources in the public or private   |
| sectors that could perform this function? **                          |
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| The Enterprise Web will provide the structures, guidelines, tools,    |
| and related resources necessary for customers to find, get, and use a |
| vast array of natural science data and information produced by the    |
| USGS. Much of these data and information and many of the              |
| applications, processes, and procedures that produce and distribute   |
| them are unique, within the Federal Government, to the USGS.          |
| USGS-derived resources, working in close cooperation with their       |
| scientific colleagues and managers are best qualified to understand   |
| attributes and relationships between the products, applications, and  |
| processes to be integrated or interfaced with the Enterprise Web.     |
|                                                                       |
| Consequently, the Enterprise Web program currently uses in-house      |
| resources for tasks that require familiarity with the full breadth    |
| and depth of USGS scientific information holdings and business        |
| processes and contractors for tasks that require expertise not        |
| available within USGS. It is not feasible to contract out the project |
| prototypes in their initial design, development, and testing stages   |
| due to the many unknowns in the development process.                  |
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| **4.     If so, explain why your agency did not select one of these   |
| alternatives. **                                                      |
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| **5.     Who are the customers for this project?**                    |
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| Customers include the 2 million citizens per year who seek            |
| earth-science information from USGS. USGS has identified three        |
| fundamental classes of customer based upon general online behavior    |
| and basic information needs: · Customers who want detailed            |
| information about scientific subjects. This class represents the      |
| \"traditional\" professional customers of USGS programs, and includes |
| scientists, engineers, and managers. · Customers who want quick       |
| access to specific information that may be time sensitive. This class |
| includes emergency officials who depend on critical USGS information  |
| being available at all times as well as a huge number of customers    |
| looking for such things as topographic maps and real-time streamflow  |
| information for use in recreational pursuits. · "Science-attentive    |
| citizens" who want to learn more about their world. This class of     |
| customers, which includes not only students and educators, but also   |
| ordinary citizens, wants science explained in clear, understandable   |
| terms.                                                                |
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| **6.     Who are the stakeholders of this project?**                  |
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| Currently, there are several thousand USGS scientists, program        |
| managers, and staff who support or manage the publication of          |
| scientific information, or who provide data delivery and other        |
| services via the Web. However, as the Federal Government expands      |
| E-Government initiatives, e.g. One Stop E-Government, these numbers   |
| could rise significantly.                                             |
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| **7.     If this is a multi-agency initiative, identify the agencies  |
| and organizations affected by this initiative.**                      |
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| This is a USGS initiative to advance the Presidents E-Government      |
| agenda. Although not a multi-agency initiative, the Enterprise Web    |
| program has contributed knowledge and techniques to such efforts. In  |
| FY02, for example, the USGS Enterprise Web program participated with  |
| 9 other science agencies to produce the Science.gov website under     |
| FirstGov. Some of the concepts for displaying information, such as a  |
| thesaurus-based browse tree, developed by the Enterprise Web program  |
| were tested and implemented on Science.gov.                           |
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| **8.     How will this investment reduce costs or improve             |
| efficiencies?**                                                       |
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| Development of the Enterprise Web will significantly improve the      |
| efficiency with which both customers and stakeholders are able to     |
| find, get and use USGS information. In addition, Enterprise Web will  |
| achieve substantial benefits for individual USGS programs through     |
| cost-avoidance relating to future operations of USGS websites. The    |
| present system of 300 largely independent USGS websites has an        |
| outdated and inconvenient \"stovepipe\" design for user access, does  |
| not provide for reliable serving of critical data, and does not meet  |
| current requirements for security and \"Section 508\" accessibility.  |
| Enterprise Web will allow USGS programs and local offices to maintain |
| control over content, but will serve all the information in a common  |
| physical and design framework. The result will be a system that is    |
| easier to understand and use, more secure, easier to maintain, and    |
| compliant with standards. Part 1.E.1 includes a benefit/cost analysis |
| that documents this claim. Achieving mandated upgrades for security   |
| and \"508\" accessibility on the present system of independent        |
| webservers will be twice as costly through FY08 as achieving these    |
| goals through deployment and use of common tools, application of best |
| practices, training, and use of centralized facilities. Moreover,     |
| once the Enterprise Web is in place, continuing development,          |
| operations, and maintenance costs are substantially less than for a   |
| collection of independent, uncoordinated systems. Finally, any        |
| quantifiable benefits to website users in terms of more effective     |
| delivery of USGS products and services will further improve this      |
| benefit to cost ratio.                                                |
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| **9.     List all other assets that interface with this asset.**      |
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| **        Have these assets been reengineered as part of this         |
| project?**                                                            |
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  **I.C. Performance Goals and Measures (All Assets)**

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  **I.C.                                                                                     
  Performance                                                                                
  Goals and                                                                                  
  Measures (All                                                                              
  Assets)**                                                                                  

  **Fiscal      **Strategic Goal(s)   **Existing   **Planned     **Actual      **Planned     **Actual
  Year**        Supported**           Baseline**   Performance   Performance   Performance   Performance
                                                   Improvement   Improvement   Metric**      Metric
                                                   Goal**        Results**                   Results**

  **2002**      Serving               TBD          Provide       \-            \% of time    \-
                Communities/Protect                information                 critical USGS 
                Lives and Property                 to assist                   information   
                                                   communities                 is available  
                                                   in managing                 on the Web    
                                                   risks from                                
                                                   natural                                   
                                                   hazards                                   

  **2002**      Advance Knowledge     TBD          Expand the    \-            \% of USGS    \-
                through Scientific                 scientific                  Web content   
                Leadership & Inform                knowledge                   updated to    
                Decisions through                  base                        modern        
                Application of                                                 standards     
                Science                                                                      

  **2003**      Serving               TBD          Provide       \-            \% of time    \-
                Communities/Protect                information                 critical USGS 
                Lives and Property                 to assist                   information   
                                                   communities                 is available  
                                                   in managing                 on the Web    
                                                   risks from                                
                                                   natural                                   
                                                   hazards                                   

  **2003**      Advance Knowledge     TBD          Expand the    \-            \% of USGS    \-
                through Scientific                 scientific                  Web content   
                Leadership & Inform                knowledge                   updated to    
                Decisions through                  base                        modern        
                Application of                                                 standards     
                Science                                                                      

  **2004**      Serving               TBD          Provide       \-            \% of time    \-
                Communities/Protect                information                 critical USGS 
                Lives and Property                 to assist                   information   
                                                   communities                 is available  
                                                   in managing                 on the Web    
                                                   risks from                                
                                                   natural                                   
                                                   hazards                                   

  **2004**      Advance Knowledge     TBD          Expand the    \-            \% of USGS    \-
                through Scientific                 scientific                  Web content   
                Leadership & Inform                knowledge                   updated to    
                Decisions through                  base                        modern        
                Application of                                                 standards     
                Science                                                                      
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**       I.D. Program Management (All Assets)**

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  **1. Is there a program manager assigned to        Yes , Lanfear,
  the project? If so, what is his/her name? **       Kenneth 

                                                     

  **2. Is there a contracting officer assigned       Yes , Stephens,
  to the project? If so, what is his/her             Shirlene
  name? **                                           

                                                     

  **3. Is there an Integrated Project Team?**        Yes 

  **3.A. If so, list the skill set                   Hydrologist, Computer
  represented.**                                     Scientist, Biologist,
                                                     Librarian, Geologist,
                                                     Geographer, Physical
                                                     Scientist

                                                     

  **4. Sponsor / Owner:**                            Yes 

    **If so, what is his/her name?**                 Siderlis, Karen
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**       I.E. Alternatives Analysis (All Assets)**

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  **1. Describe the alternative solutions you considered for
  accomplishing the agency strategic goals this project was expected to
  address. Describe the results of the feasibility/performance/benefits
  analysis. Provide comparisons of the returns (financial and other) for
  each alternative.**

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  **I.E.1            
  Alternatives       
  Analysis and Risk  
  Management (All    
  Assets)**          

  **Alternatives**   **Description**

  **Alternative 1    
  -**                

  **Alternative 2    
  -**                

  **Alternative 3    
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  **2. Summarize the results of your life-cycle cost analysis performed
  for each investment and the underlying assumptions.**

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  **I.E.2 Alternatives                                     
  Analysis(All Assets)**                                   

  **Cost\                **Alternative\   **Alternative\   **Alternative\
  Elements**             1**              2**              3**

                                                           

                                                           

                                                           

                                                           

                                                           

                                                           

                                                           

                                                           

                                                           

                                                           

                                                           
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  **3. Which alternative was chosen and why? Define the Return on
  Investment (ROI). **

  **   A.  Are there any quantitative benefits that will be achieved
  through this investment (e.g., systems savings, cost avoidance,
  stakeholder benefits, etc?**

                                           

  **   B. For alternative selected, provide financial summary, including
  Net Present Value by Year and Payback Period Calculations:**

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  **I.E.3(B) Net                                                                                        
  Present Value by                                                                                      
  Year**                                                                                                

                    **FY**   **FY**   **FY**   **FY**   **FY**   **FY**   **FY**   **FY**   **FY**      

                                                                                                        
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  **4. What is the date of your cost benefit         
  analysis?**                                        
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  **I.F. Risk Inventory and Assessment (All Assets)**

  **In this section, describe the results of your risk assessment for
  this project and discuss your plans to eliminate, mitigate, or manage
  identified risks. Risk Assessments performed at the initial concept
  stage and then monitored and controlled throughout the life-cycle of
  the project, and should include risk information from all stakeholders.
  Risk assessments for all projects must include schedule, costs (both
  initial and life cycle), technical obsolescence, feasibility,
  reliability of systems, dependencies and interoperability between this
  project and others, surety (asset protection) considerations risk of
  creating a monopoly for future procurements, capability of agency to
  manage the project, and overall risk of project failure.\
  \
  In addition, for IT projects risk must be discussed in the following
  categories 1) Organizational and Change Management, 2) Business, 3)
  Data/Info, 4) Technology, 5) Strategic, 6) Security, 7) Privacy, and 8)
  Project Resources. (Agencies may include others for IT, and may define
  the core set for other assets). For security risks, identify under the
  description column the level of risk as high, medium, or basic. What
  aspect of security determines the level of risk, i.e., the need for
  confidentiality of information, availability of information or the
  system, reliability of the information or system?**
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  **I.F. Risk                                                                  
  Inventory and                                                                
  Assessment**                                                                 

  **Date         **Area of    **Description**   **Probability   **Strategy     **Current
  Identified**   Risk**                         of\             for\           Status\
                                                Occurence**     Mitigation**   as of the
                                                                               date\
                                                                               of this
                                                                               Exhibit**

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               
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  **1. What is the date of your risk management      
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  **1. Will you use a single contract or several contracts to accomplish
  this project?**

  **1.A. If multiple contracts are planned, explain how they are related
  to each other, and how each supports the project performance goals.**

  **2. What type(s) of contract(s) will you use (e.g. cost reimbursement,
  fixed-price, etc.)?**

  **2.A. For cost reimbursement contracts, define risk not sufficiently
  covered by the risk mitigation plan to require this type of contract.**

  **3. Will you use financial incentives to motivate contractor
  performance (e.g. incentive fee, award fee, etc.)?**

  **4. Will you use competition to select suppliers?**

  **5. Will you use commercially available or COTS products, or
  custom-designed products?**

  **6. What is the date of your acquisition plan?**

  **7. How will you ensure Section 508 compliance?**

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  **Is this project an Existing Baseline?**

  **I.H.1.  Description of performance-based system (PBMS):**\
  \
  **Name the software program that meets ANSI/EIA Standard 748 that you
  will use, or are using, to monitor and manage contract and project
  performance? If the project is operational (Steady State) define the
  operational analysis system that will be used. IF the project is an IT
  service contract with both operational and system improvement aspects,
  EVMS must be used on the system improvement aspects of the contract and
  operational analysis on the operations aspects. Using information
  consistent with a work breakdown structure (WBS) approach, provide the
  following in all parts of this section.**

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  **I.H.2.  Original baseline  (OMB-approved at project outset):**

  **A. What are the cost and schedule goals for this segment of phase or
  segment/module of the project (e.g., what are the major project
  milestones or events; when will each occur; and what is the estimated
  cost to accomplish each one)? Also identify the funding agency for each
  milestone or event if this is a multi-agency project. (This baseline
  must be included in all subsequent reports, even when there are OMB
  approved baseline changes shown in I.H.3).**
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  **Cost and Schedule Goals**                                                                                              

  **Description**                                **Planned**                                                               

                                                 **Schedule**            **Duration**              **Planned   **Funding   
                                                                                                   Cost        Agency**    
                                                                                                   (BCWS)**                

                                                 **Start Date** **End    **Days**       **Hrs.**                           
                                                                Date**                                                     

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                           

  **I.H.3.  Proposed Baseline Changes/Current                                                                              
  Baseline (applicable *only* if OMB approved                                                                              
  the changes):**\                                                                                                         
  \                                                                                                                        
  **Identify if this section is a proposed                                                                                 
  change to the original or current baseline or                                                                            
  is an OMB approved baseline change. What are                                                                             
  the new cost and schedule goals for the                                                                                  
  project (e.g., what are the major project                                                                                
  milestones or events; when will each occur;                                                                              
  and what is the estimated cost to accomplish                                                                             
  each one)? Also identify the funding agency                                                                              
  for each milestone or event if this is a                                                                                 
  multi-agency project. If this is a new project                                                                           
  in the FY04 budget year, this section will be                                                                            
  blank for your initial submission.**                                                                                     
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  **I.H.4 Actual Performance and Variance from OMB approved baseline
  (Original):**

  **A. Show what work (major project milestones or events) you planned
  (scheduled) to accomplish and the cost and what work was actually done
  and the cost. If this is a new project in the FY04 budget year, this
  section will be blank for your initial submission. OMB may ask for
  latest information during the budget review process.**
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  **I.H.4 Actual                                                                                                                   
  Performance and                                                                                                                  
  Variance from OMB                                                                                                                
  approved baseline                                                                                                                
  (Original or                                                                                                                     
  Current):**                                                                                                                      

  **Description**   **Planned**                                                               **Actual**                           

                    **Schedule**            **Duration**              **Planned   **Funding   **Schedule**            **%          **Actual
                                                                      Cost        Agency**                            Complete**   Cost
                                                                      (BCWS)**                                                     (ACWP)**

                    **Start Date** **End    **Days**       **Hrs.**                           **Start Date** **End                 
                                   Date**                                                                    Date**                

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   
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  **I.H.4(B) Actual Performance and Variance from OMB approved       
  baseline (Original or Current):**                                  

                                                                     

  **B.**       Provide EVMS project summary information:             

  **B.1.**   Show BCWS PCI\$:                                        

  **B.2.**   Show BCWP\$:                                            

  **B.3.**   Show ACWP                                               

  **B.4.**    Provide a cost curve graph plotting BCWS, BCWP, and    
  ACWP on a monthly basis from\                                      
  project or contract inception through the last report. In          
  addition, plot the ACWP curve to the\                              
  EAC value, and provide the following EVMS variance Analysis        
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  **I.H.4(B) Project                                             
  Summary**                                                      

                                                                 

  **PROJECT SUMMARY\     **Cost Variance = (BCWP-ACWP)**         
  AS OF 01/11/2003\                                              
  (CUMULATIVE)**                                                 

                         **CV % = (CV/BCWP) x 100%**             

                         **CPI = (BCWP/ACWP)**                   

                         **Schedule Variance = (BCWP-BCWS PCI)** 

                         **SV % = (SV/BCWS PCI) x 100%**         

                         **SPI = (BCWP/BCWS PCI)**               

                         Performance Factor 1 (1/CPI)            

                         **EAC = ((BAC-BCWP)/CPI) + ACWP**       

                         **Variance at Completion (VAC) =        
                         (BAC-EAC)**                             

                         **VAC % = (VAC/BAC) x 100%**            

                         Performance Factor 2 (1/CPI\*SPI)       

                         **EAC2 = ((BAC-BCWP)/(CPI\*SPI)) +      
                         ACWP**                                  

                         **Variance at Completion (VAC2) =       
                         (BAC-EAC2)**                            

                         **Variance Percent 2 (VAC%) = (VAC/BAC) 
                         x 100%**                                

                         **ETC**                                 

                         **Expected Completion Date**            
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  **C. IF cost and/or schedule variance are a negative 10% or more,
  explain the reason(s) for the variance(s):**

  **D. Provide performance variance. Explain whether, based on work
  accomplished to date, you still expect to achieve your performance
  goals. If not, explain the reasons for the variance.**

  **E. Discuss the contractor, government, and at least the two EAC index
  formula, current estimates to complete. Explain the differences and the
  IPTs selected EAC for budgeting purposes.**

  **F. Discuss the corrective actions that will be taken to correct the
  variances, the risk associated with the actions, and how close to
  original baseline the planned actions will achieve. Define proposed
  baseline changes, if necessary.**

  **G. Has the Agency Head concurred in the need to continue the program
  at the new baseline?**

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  **II.A.1 Business**

  **A. Is this project identified in your agency\'s enterprise
  architecture? If not, why?**

  The need for web based applications and tools has been inferred from
  the Presidents Management Agenda for E-Government, and the Federal
  Business Reference Model (FBR). The DOI proposes to adopt the BPR as
  its highest-level business architecture. This activity requires
  development of USGS business models for our Web in order to: · Ensure
  availability of reliable, efficient websites to support science
  activities, · Implement an information architecture with common
  services for websites, and · Places websites on a schedule for
  life-cycle maintenance of their information assets in order to feed the
  Federal BRM. Further, the USGS is establishing an architecture team to
  develop systems and technical architectures that incorporate the
  information architecture, Web models, and life-cycle maintenance
  schedules that this project develops. Plans are underway to ensure that
  the technical specifications for this project are consistent with the
  Federal Technical Reference Model, and the DOI Technical Reference
  Model. The USGS Architecture Team is utilizing the Federal Enterprise
  Architecture (EA) and Zachman Framework as the foundation for its work.
  In addition, the USGS is an active participant in the development of
  the Department of Interior architecture. The simultaneous development
  of the DOI and USGS architectures enhances information sharing and will
  help insure consistency and symbiosis between the USGS and DOI EAs. The
  USGS has invested time up front analyzing the architecture governance
  issue. The USGS plan calls for establishing an Architecture program
  office, a Chief Architect position, and an Architecture Steering
  committee. The Architecture Office reports to the USGS Geographic
  Information Officer (GIO) under the guidance of the Enterprise
  Architecture Steering Committee. The Architecture Office defines,
  communicates, implements and coordinates the US Geological Survey
  (USGS) Enterprise Architecture (EA) program. The Steering committee
  directs the Architecture Office, insures linkage to the
  science/business rules, and prioritizes projects.

  **B. Explain how this project conforms to your departmental (entire
  agency) enterprise architecture.**

  The USGS has verified and validated the functions and sub-functions
  identified in the Federal Business Reference Model for E-Government
  developed for the Presidents Management Agenda for E-Government The DOI
  proposes to adopt the BPR as its highest level business architecture.
  This activity requires development of USGS business models for our Web
  activities that feed the BPR. Further, plans are underway to ensure
  that the technical specifications for this project are consistent with
  the Federal Technical Reference Model, and the DOI Technical Reference
  Model

  **C. Identify the Lines of Business and Sub-Functions within the
  Federal Enterprise Architecture Business Reference Model that will be
  supported by this initiative.**

  **D. Briefly describe how this initiative supports the identified Lines
  of Business and Sub-Functions of the Federal Business Architecture.**

  **E. Was this project approved through the EA Review committee at your
  agency?**

  No

  **F. What are the major process simplification/reengineering/design
  projects that are required as part of this initiative?**

  Since its preliminary inception 3 years ago, and as a formal program
  since October 2000, Enterprise Web has been investigating tools and
  techniques for better managing the content of more than 300 USGS
  websites (containing approximately 300,000 \"pages\" of information)
  and 40 on-line databases. These efforts were aimed not at short-term
  fixes, but at building a sustainable system that is easier to run and
  provides better service to customers. Pilot studies initiated in FY01
  helped to further refine these techniques. Accomplishments to date
  include: · USGS Thesaurus · Indexing Tools · Multi-Database Searches ·
  Place-Based Search · Customer Evaluation · Information Architecture and
  Browse Design · Product Catalog · Robust Webservers Please see section
  I.G.4(B) for more details on these accomplishments FY03 Goals For FY03,
  Enterprise Web is working towards the following goals: Upgrade
  Websites: Provide a \"toolbox\" and common services to prepare for
  upgrading USGS websites to enterprise standards. The \"toolbox\" will
  include the high-level USGS thesaurus, technical support for indexing
  web pages by topic and place, a mapping interface for launching
  web-based searches, a multi-database search capability, a
  comprehensive, searchable index of all USGS products (starting with
  publications), and a procedure for customer site usage evaluations.
  Information Architecture: Extend the prototype information architecture
  and browse model for topic-specific content developed for the
  Earthquake Hazards Program to at least one other science program to
  validate its applicability as a common framework for organizing and
  presenting similar content from all USGS science programs. This example
  will be indexed using the USGS Thesaurus and spatial descriptors in
  order to be effectively searchable by topic and place, be presented via
  a browse tree based on topical and product organization, have dynamic
  content updating for easier maintenance, be tested by customers, and
  operate on a failure-resistant webserver system. Customer Support
  Center: Commence development of a comprehensive strategy and approach
  to consistently and effectively manage electronic feedback and other
  customer-service related inquires and interactions across the USGS.
  Prepare a requirements analysis and baseline functional and systems
  architectures. Develop and test at least one proof of concept prototype
  to demonstrate the feasibility of deploying enterprise-wide Web-based
  customer support services. When complete, this system will become the
  primary point of contact for customers now handled by more than 300
  separate operations. The new system will set and track customer service
  standards and will bring USGS into compliance with OMB requirements to
  report on tracking and reporting of customer feedback. Mapping
  Services: Provide programs with a General Mapping Browser that will
  allow USGS web developers to show scientific thematic maps on a set of
  common basemaps. This application, based on Open GIS Consortium (OGC)
  standards, will include services to provide the basemaps. The goal is
  to reduce duplication of effort and provide users with a more common
  interface. Full Implementation by FY08 The Enterprise Web business
  model (a) ensures availability of reliable, efficient websites to
  support science activities, (b) implements a fully integrated
  information architecture with common services for websites, and (c)
  places websites on a schedule for life-cycle maintenance of their
  information assets. Beginning in FY04, USGS will begin upgrading its
  300 websites using the Enterprise Web tools. The goal is to upgrade
  sites serving approximately 20% of the web traffic each year.
  Webmasters and content providers will be given training in new
  techniques for presenting information, trained to use new software
  tools for managing their website, and helped in making any on-line data
  bases searchable. Trained catalogers will index the website by topic
  and place. The website itself will be reconfigured so that it
  physically runs on the robust system of webservers. Each redesigned
  website will undergo user testing to make sure it better serves the
  needs of its customers. Funding for tools, training, and central
  support activities will be provided through the Enterprise Web program;
  the responsible science programs using existing funding sources will
  fund application of the tools to upgrade and maintain the content of
  their individual websites. Once all websites have been upgraded after
  FY08, each will be placed on a schedule for regular renovations to keep
  up with changing requirements and technology.

  **G. What are the major organization restructuring, training, and
  change management projects that are required?**

  Enterprise Web is designed to keep most web content development at the
  scientific program level, but to provide significant support through a
  common suite of tools and services. The physical serving of Internet
  information will be consolidated on a system of failure-resistant
  webservers.

  **H. What are the Agency lines of business involved in this project?**

  Enterprise Web has the potential to relate to and support the following
  lines of business (and associated sub-functions) as identified in the
  Federal Enterprise Architecture Business Reference Model (April 25,
  2002): · Disaster Management (Emergency Response,
  Monitoring/Prediction/Mitigation, Preparedness/Planning) · Research &
  Development & Science (Data and Statistics development, Science and
  Public Health) · Recreation and Natural Resources (Conservation
  Planning) · Asset Management (Natural Resources Management)

  **I. What are the implications for the agency business architecture?**

  The USGS has recently validated and verified the Federal Business
  Reference Model (FBR) as part of the Presidents Management Agenda for
  E-Government. We specifically identified a range of USGS scientific
  activities that support a significant number of the Business Reference
  Model (BRM) functions and sub-functions. The Enterprise Web program
  will be aligned with the Federal Business Reference Model in order to
  specifically identify the functions and sub-functions that the USGS web
  environment must exchange information with. This will require some
  business process modeling, as part of the information architecture
  component, in order to efficiently and effectively move data and
  information from the USGS into the larger integrated Federal
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  **II.A.2 Data**

  **A. What types of data will be used in this project?**

  This project will require the development of logical, and physical data
  models, including GIS object deployment models in order to define the
  technical specifications necessary for the development of an
  inter-governmental Web site.

  **B. Does the data needed for this project already exist at the
  Federal, State, or Local level? If so, what are your plans to gain
  access to that data?**

  The USGS Enterprise Web is principally concerned with the discovery,
  integration, display, and access to data and information products and
  services developed and maintained by the Bureau. All data needed for
  cataloging USGS reports, maps, and Web resources exist within the USGS
  as part of these resources.

  **C. Are there legal reasons why this data cannot be transferred? If
  so, what are they and did you address them in the barriers and risk
  sections above?**

  No

  **D. If this initiative processes spatial data, identify planned
  investments for spatial data and demonstrate how the agency ensures
  compliance with the Federal Geographic Data Committee standards
  required by OMB Circular A-16.**

  The Enterprise Web provides access to spatial data sets produced and
  managed by individual USGS scientific programs and disciplines. The
  Mapping Services component will access and process some of these
  spatial data for the purpose of displaying scientific information on a
  set of common basemaps. The responsibility for ensuring consistency
  with Federal Geographic Data Committee standards rests with the
  individual program and discipline data producers and stewards. The USGS
  fully supports all FGDC and NSDI policies and standards.
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  **II.A.3 Application and Technology**

  **A. Discuss this initiative/project in relationship to the application
  and technology layers of the EA. Include a discussion of hardware,
  applications, infrastructure, etc.**

  This project develops Web tools, methods and life cycle management
  capabilities that feed the high-level Federal Business Process
  Reference Model. These tools, methods, and content management
  activities connect the Federal BPR to USGS systems and technical
  architectures that are just beginning to be defined or developed. The
  Enterprise Web provides for a significant consolidation of USGS
  webserver resources.

  **B. Are all of the hardware, applications, and infrastructure
  requirements for this project included in the EA Technical Reference
  Model? If not, please explain.**

  This project is currently being evaluated for compliance with the
  Federal Technology Reference Model (TRM) and the DOI TRM.
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  **NOTE: Each category below must be addressed at the project
  (system/application) level, not at a program or a gency level, not at a
  program or agency level.  Referring to security plans or other
  documents is not an acceptable response.**

  **II.B.1. How is security provided and funded for this project (e.g.,
  by program office or by the CIO through the general support
  system/network)?**

  **A. What is the total dollar amount allocated to security for this
  project in FY04? **

  **II.B.2. Does the project (system/application) meet the following
  security requirements of the Government Information Security Reform
  Act, OMB policy, and NIST guidance?**

  **A. Does the project (system/application) have an up-to-date security
  plan that meets the requirements of OMB policy and NIST guidance?  What
  is the date of the plan? **

  **B. Has the project undergone an approved certification and
  accreditation process?  Specify the C&A methodology used (e.g., NIST
  guidance) and the date of the last review.**

  **C. Have the management, operational, and technical security controls
  been tested for effectiveness?  When were most recent tests
  performed?**

  **D. Have all system users been appropriately trained in past year,
  including rules of behavior and consequences for violating the rules?**

  **E. How has incident handling capability been incorporated into the
  system, including intrusion detection monitoring and audit log
  reviews?\
  Are incidents reported to GSA\'s FedCIRC?**

  **F. Is the system operated by contractors either on-site or at a
  contractor facility?  If yes, does any such contract include specific
  security requirements required by law and policy?  How are contractor
  security procedures monitored, verified, and validated by the
  agency?\"**

  **II.B.3. How does the agency ensure the effective use of security
  controls and authentication tools to protect privacy for those systems
  that promote or permit public access? **

  **II.B.4. How does the agency ensure that the handling of personal
  information is consistent with relevant government-wide and agency
  policies.**

  **II.B.5. If a Privacy Impact Assessment was conducted, please provide
  a copy to OMB.**
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| **II.C.1. If this project supports electronic transactions or         |
| record-keeping that is covered by GPEA, briefly describe the          |
| transaction or record-keeping functions and how this investment       |
| relates to your agency\'s GPEA                                        |
| plan**                                                                |
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| The DOI submitted their initial plans for implementing the GPEA on    |
| October 27, 2000. The GPEA Implementation Plan provided a baseline    |
| inventory of transactions that are candidates for electronic          |
| conversion under GPEA. USGS is continuing to refine its bureau-level  |
| GPEA analysis and inventory by conducting detailed assessments of the |
| benefits and costs, and risks associated with each transaction, as    |
| well as to determine the most appropriate method(s) of electronic     |
| signature(s) required for those transactions. USGS will further       |
| review these transactions to identify additional opportunities to     |
| streamline its business processes and improve customer response to    |
| the public. In response to the President's Directive and the emphasis |
| on electronic government, the DOI formed an e-Government forum. The   |
| goal of the forum is to implement a GPEA Compliance Program designed  |
| to: § Improve customer service delivery; § Support DOI's e-Government |
| strategy; § Meet near-term reporting requirements; and § Ensure       |
| integration into major management processes. The approach that DOI    |
| took to comply with reporting requirements was to work with the       |
| bureaus and offices to develop plans for conversion. To facilitate    |
| the process, a web-based survey tool was employed to facilitate the   |
| data collection effort in a paperless, rapid, and uniform manner. The |
| DOI developed an analytical framework to score information assurance  |
| requirements for each transaction and compute a weighted score. The   |
| weighted score, in combination with other data, was used to determine |
| if the transaction required an electronic signature or if automating  |
| the transaction presents a high risk. This process provided a         |
| measurable and repeatable analysis for use in assessing ongoing       |
| progress towards GPEA compliance. In keeping with the e-Government    |
| strategy, USGS will continue to work with DOI to integrate its GPEA   |
| Implementation Plan into ongoing Clinger-Cohen Act implementation     |
| efforts.                                                              |
|                                                                       |
| Enterprise Web is not intended to support electronic transactions or  |
| record keeping that relate to the DOI GPEA plan, as any GPEA records  |
| (such as reports) are produced and managed by the individual USGS     |
| science programs. Enterprise Web provides consistent, integrated      |
| services to the science programs to facilitate their dissemination of |
| this information. The Enterprise Web program does provide the         |
| groundwork for a smooth and successful transition to the electronic   |
| government as envisioned in the GPEA. The GPEA mandates full use of   |
| information technology to encourage electronic exchange of business   |
| information through widespread use of the Internet. With the          |
| Enterprise Web program, the USGS is poised to take full advantage of  |
| the technological leaps the Internet has created for disseminating    |
| science to a broader audience. Public confidence in the government's  |
| electronic information processes is essential as we make this         |
| transition. Full development of the Enterprise Web program will       |
| fulfill the spirit of the GPEA.                                       |
|                                                                       |
| Already, the success of existing USGS websites that provide real-time |
| data on stream flow and earthquakes shows that the Web is an          |
| efficient and desirable way to offer research information to          |
| professionals and to the general public. Access statistics collected  |
| by the USGS show that the bureau today reaches perhaps 10 times more  |
| people using WWW technology than it did a decade ago using the        |
| traditional paper approach. The USGS believes that moving to an       |
| all-electronic way of conducting business can reduce costs for the    |
| agency and its customers. Information access can be tailored to the   |
| needs of individual users and the actual transaction of the           |
| information can be instantaneous which in turn can result in quicker, |
| easier analysis of the science data or business processes the USGS    |
| provides to its customers. The USGS expects to achieve efficiencies   |
| in regard to the creation, maintenance, dissemination and delivery of |
| its products.                                                         |
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| 01/01/1900                                                            |
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| **II.C.3. Identify any OMB Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) control      |
| numbers from information collections that are tied to this            |
| investment. **                                                        |
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