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4. Jan 2021 Update

2020 Annual Report Released, Digital Coast Act *07 January 2021* This week, we celebrate the outstanding accomplishments across NOS in the newly released Fiscal Year 2020 Year in
						Review. Reading these accomplishments fills me with pride, and reminds me how privileged I
					am to lead such an incredible group of professionals. I look forward to building upon our
					accomplishments in 2021. This week’s Web Highlight features just a few of the activities you
					can read about in the report. Also of note, on December 18, 2020, a major piece of legislation revising NOS's Digital Coast program was enacted after being signed by the President. The Digital Coast Act will fill data needs and gaps for critical coastal management issues and improve the integration of key data needs, and is a cause for celebration throughout NOS. Digital Coast is a website that serves up data,
				tools, and training for the nation’s coastal management community. The site is managed by our
				Office for Coastal Management, and the content comes from an array of authoritative sources. With this
				approach users get easy access to curated resources, and through Digital Coast Partners — a group of
				eight non-government organizations — our content is exposed to a much broader audience than would
				otherwise be possible. With this legislation, Congress put their stamp of approval on this approach and the future of the
					Digital Coast. Future plans include expanding the content; an increased focus on underserved
					communities, particularly those found in Alaska and the Arctic; adding additional training programs
					that offer certification credits; developing more online courses, particularly those that involve
					economics and risk communications; and ramping up the high-resolution data available for coastal
					communities. Congratulations to all who had a hand in the development and implementation of the Digital Coast. We
					can all be excited regarding the future for this information power house and the people that we
					serve.  Steady as we go,
					Nicole Nicole R. LeBoeuf
 *Nicole R. LeBoeuf
								Assistant Administrator (Acting), National Ocean Service*   More **Information** Return to AA Spotlight
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