# Presentation: 253729

## Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere  |  NOAA Administrator
September 20th, 2007

- Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere  |  NOAA Administrator
- September 20th, 2007

## Menu

- NOAA in 2007
- Vision and Mission
- Funding Trends and Priorities
- NOAA in Congress
- Recent Successes
- 200 Years of Science, Service and Stewardship
- NOAA Workforce
- Succession Planning
- Leadership

- Looking Forward
- Breaking Down Stovepipes
- Regional Collaboration
- Questions?

- Positioning NOAA for Future Success

## NOAA’s Vision

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**Notes:**
NOAA’s vision is to inform society about the role that the oceans, coasts, and atmosphere play in the global ecosystem.  

NOAA is an agency rooted in science that brings timely and relevant information to inform public debate and decision making.  

## NOAA’s Mission

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**Notes:**
Each mission goal must consider its relationship with the others in developing and implementing plans and programs.  

## NOAA Funding Trends

- *In FY’03, the House did not report or pass an SJC appropriations bill. The House-Introduced bill total is used here.

- *

- ($ in Billions)

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**Notes:**
For the past 3 years NOAA has been funded at $3.9 billion.
The President's FY 08 request for NOAA totaled $3.8 billion.FY'08 House CJS Full Committee Mark
  Provides a total of $3.950 million, an increase of $135 million or 3.5% over the FY 08 President's Budget 
  The House fully funds the President's Request for climate observations and research, satellite acquisition, and weather warnings and forecasts. 
  The House included an additional $73.3 million in funding for global climate change efforts, fully funding the President's requested increases and providing increased funds as well. 
  The Mark provides the necessary funding for facility modernization projects such as the Pacific Regional Center and the Weather and Climate Prediction Center. 
  The Mark also provided full funding for NOAA's Program Support account, which includes our Aviation and Marine operations as well as vital operational support services. 
  The House also provided $23 million in funding to replace climate sensors on NPOESS.
However:  The Mark proposed $14.2 million in reductions to NOAA Fisheries, which may delay implementation of NOAA's Aquaculture initiative and other critical fisheries research initiatives. 
FY'08 Senate CJS Full Committee Mark
  Provides a total of $4.215 million, an increase of $497.5 million or 10.4% over the FY 2008 President's Budget. 
  The Senate fully supported the proposed initiatives for the President's Ocean Action Plan, including improvements in fisheries and coastal management. 
  The Senate also fully supported the President's requested increases for climate observations and research as well as weather warnings and forecasts. 
  The Mark also provides the necessary funding for a number facility modernization projects in NOAA including the Pacific Regional Center, Weather and Climate Prediction Center, and the La Jolla Fisheries Facility. 
However:   The mark proposed reductions to the GOES-R satellite, which will impact NOAA's ability to deliver this critical weather satellite on time and could lead to gap in continuity for GOES. 
The Mark also proposed reductions to NOAA's Program Support Account, which will impact NOAA's ability to provide basic administrative logistical support to our field offices.

## Key Legislation

- Coastal Zone Management Act
- Coral Reef Ecosystems Conservation Amendments Act
- National Marine Sanctuaries Amendment Act
- National Offshore Aquaculture Act
- NOAA Organic Act
- Hydrographic Services Improvement Act
- Marine Mammal Protection Amendments Act
- Cooperative Conservation of Marine, Estuarine, Coastal, and Riverine Habitat Act

- Aquaculture

- Florida Keys Sanctuary

- Tide Gauges

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**Notes:**
CZMA – undergoing a "visioning" this summer that reaches out to stakeholders and coastal management experts. Hope to get an Administration bill out later this year. 
CRCA – HR1205 introduced by Rep Faleomavaega (Amer. Samoa) in late Feb, referred to House Natural Resources Cmte and House Science & Technology Cmte. Hearing held by Resources Subcmte on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans in March (DAS Keeney testified). Passed up out of Resources Subcmte to the Full Cmte in March. It was submitted to Congress. 
NMSA – Administration bill is at DOC.
Aquaculture Act – Administration bill submitted to Congress; NOAA has been and plans to continue working with Congress to get this passed this year. 
NOAA Organic Act -- One bill was introduced by Rep. Ehlers (R-MI) in Jan 2007 and referred to the House Natural Resources Cmte and House Science and Technology Cmte. There is also NOAA Organic legislation in Rep. Farr's (D-CA) Oceans 21 bill. NOAA Administration hope to submit their own bill sometime this year. 
HSIA – bill has been cleared by OMB and was submitted to Congress. 
MMPA – This bill has gone back to NMFS from OMB to have questions resolved.  The Administration has targeted releasing the MMPA this summer.
Habitat act -- Administration bill will be introduced during this Congressional session 

## Recent Accomplishments

- Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument
- Reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act
- GOES-N Satellite Launched
- Dart II Buoys
- Ocean Research Priorities Plan
- Administrator Awards for ARL Scientists

- Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal

*GOES-N Launch*

*NWHI Marine National Monument*

*DART II Buoy*

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**Notes:**
	While NOAA has operated on a tight budget over the past several years, we should be proud of our many noteworthy accomplishments.  Here are a few highlights:
NWHI:  created in 2006 by President Bush. It encompasses nearly 140,000 m2 of U.S. waters, including 4,500 m2 of undisturbed coral reef habitat. The NWHI is larger than 46 of the 50 states, and is seven times larger than all of the present national marine sanctuaries combined. It is home to more than 7,000 species, many of which are not found anywhere else in the world.
MSA—on January 12, 2007, President Bush signed the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act.  The new law is groundbreaking in several respects: 
mandates the use of annual catch limits to end overfishing;
provides for market-based fishery management through limited access programs, 
calls for increased international cooperation.  
GOES-N Satellite—On May 24, 2006, GOES-N, a geostationary satellite, was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.  Upon reaching final orbit, it was renamed GOES-13. 
DART II Buoys: observations from these devices is key to the prediction of tsunamis. Three DART II buoys were recently installed of the Pacific Coast of Mexico and Costa Rica.  NOAA also joined the government of Thailand in deploying the first DART buoy station in the Indian Ocean. 
Ocean Research Priorities Plan:  The ORPP presents research priorities that focus on key areas of interaction between society and the ocean. It also provides guidance on how the various ocean science sectors (government, academia, industry, and non-government entities) can and should be engaged to address the areas of greatest research priority and opportunity.
The administration is committed to implementing the recommendations made in the plan; the FY 08 President’s Budget requests $20 million for this very purpose.

Administrator Awards:  Several of you were selected to be awarded for your visionary leadership in the development of cross-agency partnerships to apply a “one atmosphere” air quality model.  This model promotes meaningful and cost-effective national policies to protect human health and the environment. The awardees will be announced next week at the Administrator’s and Technology Transfer Awards ceremony. (S. Trivikrama Rao, Valerie C. Garcia, Thomas E. Pierce, Alice B. Gilliland, Kenneth L. Schere, Rohit N. Mathur, Robin L. Dennis)

## NOAA 200th Celebration Foundations Laid, Legacies to Carry Forward

- U.S. Survey of the Coast—1807

- NOAA 200th Celebration Foundations Laid, Legacies to Carry Forward

- U.S. Weather Bureau—1870

- NESDIS—1958

- OAR—1955

- U.S. Commission on
- Fish and Fisheries—1871

- NPOESS

- Dr, Susan Solomon

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**Notes:**
As you well know, this year is NOAA’s 200th Celebration.  200 years after President Jefferson established the Office of the Coast Survey, here we stand.  Many incredible people and events have preceded us, and many more are sure to come.  It is our job to continue to build upon and cultivate the legacy of science, service, and stewardship set by NOAA’s pioneers.
In 1807, Thomas Jefferson authorized the U.S. Survey of the Coast, which eventually became the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey The first physical science agency in the U.S.
The Weather Bureau was the first atmospheric science agency in the U.S.- 1870
Both NESDIS and OAR were part of the U.S Weather Bureau.
 OAR can be tracked back to 1955  when the Atmospheric Modeling Sciences Division, which will eventually be included in ARL, is founded. 
 NESDIS can be traced back to March 1958,  when the Chief of the US Weather Bureau, Dr. Francis Wilton Reichelderfer, established a special unit called the “Meteorological Satellite Research Unit” and named Dr. Sigmund Fritz as the head of the Meteorological Satellite Section. 
The Commission on Fish and Fisheries was the first conservation agency in the U.S.- 1871
Dr. Susan Solomon:  
  Her research in Antarctica lead to a ban on CFCs beginning in 1990, and thus contributed significantly to the protection of the ozone layer. 
  Interested in making a contribution to society
  Values the important role that science can play in environmental issues.
As the future of NOAA, I ask that you not lose sight of the big picture and how you fit into it.  Remember that you owe it to those who have come before you and those that will follow to continue to improve this agency.

## NOAA Workforce

- 58% of NOAA’s Workforce are in scientific and technical occupations

- Of NOAA’s 12557 employees:
**	**8292 have Bachelor’s degrees
- 	3638 have Master’s degrees
- 	1047 have Ph.Ds.

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**Notes:**
I have always said that NOAA’s best asset is its people.  

NOAA boasts a well-educated and diverse workforce.  It is important that we continue to attract bright young people to the agency. 

Total NOAA Employees: 12557
Total with Degrees: 8292
	BA: 4654    (8292)
	MA: 2591   (3638)
	PH.D: 1047 
4365 without any degree

## Retirement Eligibility in 2009 (GS 13+)

- During 2009—2012 approximately 50% of the retirement eligible employees will retire

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**Notes:**
This slide shows the pie chart on the previous slide broken down by line office.

While it is true that not all NOAA employees eligible for retirement will indeed retire, the trends of the past five years indicate that, once employees are eligible to retire:

25% will retire in their first year of eligibility.
50% will retire by the end of the 3rd year.
70% will retire by the end of the 5th year.

This means that by 2012 approximately 50% of the Retirement eligible employees will be gone!

## Reality CheckPlanning for Future Success

- Reality CheckPlanning for Future Success

- How can we prepare?
- Develop the people who work for you
- Leadership Competencies Development Program
- DOC Executive Leadership Development Program
- Program Coordination Office
- NOAA Leadership Seminar
- ????

- LCDP

- PCO

- NLS

- The bus willcome for all of us

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**Notes:**
Based on the foregoing figures, we must position ourselves for the coming changes.  

What will you do? 

How will you prepare your team?

## Slide 12

**Notes:**
As we discussed earlier, it is important to adopt an optimistic attitude.  

This is especially true when we consider the great many challenges facing our agency in the coming years and decades.  

We must view these as opportunities as well as challenges.  

## Looking ForwardFrom Stovepipes to Matrix Management

- Looking ForwardFrom Stovepipes to Matrix Management

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- R E G I O N A L   C O L L A B O R A T I O N

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**Notes:**
Before I delve into the specific challenges facing NOAA, I want to make an important point: all of the challenges I am going to discuss cut across line offices.  They cannot be addressed in stovepipes.  

Fortunately, NOAA has the institutional structure in place to manage cross-line challenges: the Matrix Management system.  

We must use Matrix Management to integrate our products and services internally in order to meet the evolving environmental, social, and economic demands of the Nation. 

## Looking ForwardRegional Collaboration 

- Goals of Regional Collaboration
- Improved services for the benefit of NOAA’s customers
- Increased value and productivity of partnerships
- Improved stakeholder relations and support
- Improved internal communications and efficiency across line offices and programs
- A more visible and valued NOAA

- 2007 Regional
- Framework

- National Priorities

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**Notes:**

The primary goal of Regional Collaboration is to improve services for the benefit of NOAA’s customers, 

We have initially identified four national-level priority areas which will benefit from regional implementation.  These national priorities are blended with an understanding of unique regional priorities that allows NOAA to be responsive to regional needs.

NOAA has also established an initial regional framework as an organizing principle for identifying Regional Teams and regional NOAA assets

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