Scott Rayder NOAA Chief of Staff AMS Corporate Forum March 22,2007

1. Scott Rayder NOAA Chief of Staff AMS Corporate Forum March 22,2007

2. Menu • NOAA Organic Act • NOAA Budget Outlook • NOAA Updates • GEOSS Update • Partnerships Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

3. NOAA’s Vision Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

4. NOAA’s Mission Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

5. NOAA Organic Act • NOAA Formed by Executive Order #4 in 1970 • Serves as a Charter Providing Coherent, Cohesive Set of Authorities • Strong Policy Statement in Support of NOAA’s Mission Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

6. NOAA Organic Act • Education Aspect Explicitly Authorized • Broad Education Effort Bridges Programs • Benefits Range Across Different, Larger, Interrelated User Groups • Wider, Educated User Group for Current Products/Services Leads to Demand for Next Generation Offerings Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

7. Hill and the BudgetNOAA Funding Trends ($ in Billions) * * * *In FY’03, the House did not report or pass an SJC appropriations bill. The House-Introduced bill total is used here. Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

8. Hill and the BudgetNOAA Funding Trends2007 Constant Dollars ($ in Billions) Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

9. Hill and the BudgetTop 10 NWS Program IncreasesFY08 • Hurricane Intensity Research +2.0M • Hurricane Data Buoys O&M +3.0M • National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) +4.4M • IOOS +16.4M • Strengthen Tsunami Program +1.7M • Wind Profiler Conversion +3.5M • Research Supercomputing for Assessing Abrupt Climate Change +1.0M • HWRF +1.0M • Telecommunications Gateway +700K • Tao Array Refresh +1.1M Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

10. UpdatesMajor NOAA Accomplishments Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Act • U.S. Tsunami Warning Program • Deployed the first DART in the Indian Ocean • Magnuson-Stevens Act • Boost efforts to end overfishing and rebuild fish stocks • 2007 National Offshore Aquaculture Act • Promote safe and sustainable aquaculture stocks Thailand DART II Deployment Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

11. UpdatesLegislative Priorities • Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) • Coral Reef Conservation Act (CRCA) • National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) • National Offshore Aquaculture Act • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Organic Act • Hydrographic Services Improvement Act (HSIA) • Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) • Cooperative Conservation of Marine, Estuarine, Coastal, and Riverine Habitat Act Aquaculture Florida Keys Sanctuary West Indian manatees Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

12. UpdatesRegional Collaboration • Improvements in… • Services for the benefit of NOAA’s customers • Value and productivity of partnerships • Stakeholder relations and support • Internal communications and efficiency across line office and program Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

13. UpdatesMajor NOAA Accomplishments HENRY B. BIGELOW Launch Admiral Lautenbacher at PISCES Keel Laying Ceremony Annette Nevin Shelby inscribing PISCES keel plate • Fleet Modernization • More equipped to take critical measurements and surveys of the Nation’s coasts • NOAA Activates Climate and Weather Supercomputer • Increases computational might by 320% • 14 trillion calculations/second! NOAA Climate and Weather Supercomputers Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

14. UpdatesMajor NOAA Accomplishments public-alert-radio.nws.noaa.gov • Weather Radios in all classrooms • Collaboration with DHS/DOC/DOE • NOAA Provides Support to the Development of the IPCC Latest International Climate Science Report Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

15. UpdatesMajor NOAA Accomplishments • GOES-N • Successfully launched! • MetOp-A • Will provide global data for forecasts of severe weather, disaster mitigation MetOp-A Prep & Launch GOES N Prep & Launch Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

16. One NOAA: GEOSSGlobal Earth Observation System of Systems • A distributed system of systems • Improves coordination of strategies and observation systems • Links all platforms: in situ, aircraft, and satellite networks • Identifies gaps in our global capacity • Facilitates exchange of data and information • Improves decision-makers’ abilities to address pressing policy issues Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum

17. How do we get the “biggest bang for the buck”? Prioritize needs based on benefits Target resources to highest priorities Leverage existing activities and investments Build GEOSS/IEOS principles into planning of future systems Intersection of Public Sector &Private Sector Needs Forecasting NOAA's Future—AMS Corporate Forum