Overview: NOAA Leadership & Management

1. Overview:NOAA Leadership & Management Tim McClungNOAA Deputy Chief of Staff May 7, 2007

2. NOAA’s Executive Decision Process • The Executive Decision Process provides a framework in which issues can be resolved at the lowest possible level and, as necessary, elevated to a higher level in an orderly manner. NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

3. NOAA “Business” Model LEADERSHIP NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

4. NOAA’s Executive Decision Process: Council Role • NOAA’s Councils are the focal point for considering agency-wide issues (e.g., planning, resource requirements, and policy) in various functional areas. • NOAA Councils serve as a forum for reviewing issues, formulating decision briefings, and condensing complex issues and programs into understandable terms and recommendations. • NOAA Councils may decide/determine whether or not an issue should be elevated to the NEP and/or NEC (thus granting approval). NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

5. NOAA Council Structure NOAA Executive Council NOAA Executive Panel InternationalAffairs Council Program Management Council Safety Council CFO/CAO Council ResearchCouncil CIO Council Human CapitalCouncil Fleet Council Ocean Council Observing Systems Council Education Council Minority Serving Institutions Council NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

6. NOAA’s Executive Decision Process: NEP Role • The NOAA Executive Panel (NEP) provides information and advice to the Deputy Under Secretary (DUS) for issues related to daily operations and management • NEP oversees the planning, programming and budgeting process • NEP ensures issues, programs and briefings are condensed into understandable terms and recommendations before proceeding to the NEC • NEP may decide a proposal needs more work before a presentation is given to the NEC • NEP may approve a proposal if NEP determines it does not need to proceed to the NEC for decision NOAA’s Deputy Under Secretary BGEN John (Jack) Kelly (ret.) NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

7. NOAA’s Executive Decision Process: NEC Role • The NEC provides information and advice to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (U/S) for decisions on key NOAA issues, such as: • policies and priorities • resource requirements • future directions for “corporate” NOAA • NEC may decide to: • require a proposal undergo revisions and be presented again for final approval • send back to NEP for revision and be presented again for final approval • send back to appropriate Council for revision and be presented to NEP and/or NEC again for final approval Under Secretary of CommerceVADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., USN, (ret.) NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

8. NOAA Executive Council/Panel Membership NOAA Executive Panel NOAA Executive Council Deputy Under Secretary Chair Under Secretary Chair Deputy Assistant Administrators Assistant Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretaries Staff Office Directors Deputy Under Secretary General Counsel Education International Legislative Affairs Public Affairs Military Affairs Chief of Staff &General Counsel Assistant Administrators Staff Office Directors Education, Legislative Affairs Public AffairsMilitary Affairs Principles (voting members) Advisors (non-voting) NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

9. Decisions on Key NOAA Issues • Once a proposal has been approved by the NOAA Executive Council (NEC), there are different paths it may follow • If the proposal was for a new NOAA policy, the Under Secretary will usually sign it into effect on the advice of the NEC members. • Some proposals are strategic outlooks for the agency’s future. The NEC will assign actions and require follow-up progress reports, as needed. NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

10. Regional Collaboration: A Brief Introduction • NOAA’s Challenge: • How do we integrate NOAA’s products and services regionally to serve customers’ needs? • A Collaborative Solution:A systematic NOAA-wide mechanism to… • Bring regionally-specific customer priorities up from NOAA field offices to senior leadership • Tailor national priorities in NOAA’s mission to particular regional contexts • Blend national and regional capabilities • Leverage current and emerging regional partnerships NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

11. Regional CollaborationOverarching Goals • 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 brand Success will be measured by NOAA’s ability to advance the work of the agency towards these goals NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

12. Regional Collaboration: Specific Areas of Focus Regional Collaboration’s three programmatic focus areas and one critical support area bolster NOAA’s strategic Mission Goals Hazard Resilient Coastal Communities Weather & Water Integrated Ecosystem Assessments Climate Integrated Water Resource Services Ecosystems Outreach & Communication Commerce & Transportation NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

13. 2007 Regional Framework Legend Alaska Central Great Lakes North Atlantic Pacific Islands South Atlantic Gulf of Mexico Western FL, NY, & PA are 2-region states NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

14. NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) • Established in 1997 • Only Federal Advisory Committee (FACA Committee) with responsibility to advise NOAA’s Administrator on long-and short-range strategies for research, education and the application of science to resource management and environmental assessment and prediction • SAB activities and advice provide necessary input to ensure science programs at NOAA are of the highest quality NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

15. NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) • 15-member volunteer board assists NOAA in the complete and accurate understanding of issues critical to the agency’s mission • SAB composed of eminent scientists, engineers, resource managers and educators from across the country reflects the full breadth of NOAA’s responsibilities • Members are appointed by VADM Lautenbacher for a 3-year term, renewable once NOAA's Decision Coordination Office

16. NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) • SAB is assisted by several Working Groups focusing on particular areas of research; current topics include: • Climate • Data Archiving and Access Requirements • Ocean Exploration • Extension Outreach and Education • Topics for working groups in development include: • Fire Weather Research • Social Science • Advisory Options for Partners Communication • Reports to which NOAA is currently responding include: • NOAA Ecosystem Research and Science Enterprise • NOAA Hurricane Intensity Research NOAA's Decision Coordination Office