Environmental Protection Agency EPA

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Our Mission
• To protect human health and the environment.
• Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner,
  healthier environment for the American people.

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EPA Who We Are

• EPA employs 17,000 people across the country,
  including our headquarters offices in Washington,
  DC, 10 regional offices, and more than a dozen
  labs.
• Our staff are highly educated and technically
  trained more than half are engineers,
  scientists, and policy analysts. In addition, a
  large number of employees are legal, public
  affairs, financial, information management and
  computer specialists.

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EPA Priorities

• A Stronger EPA

• Homeland Security

• Improving Drinking Water and Waste Water
  Infrastructure

• Clean Energy and Climate Change

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EPA Priorities

• Homeland Security
• Expand our capabilities to effectively respond to
  releases from all hazards, including chemical,
  biological and radiological incidents.
• Continue to work with our water utility partners
  to strengthen the nations ability to detect and
  prevent potential terrorist attacks.

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EPA Priorities

• A Stronger EPA
• Foster citizen-focused, outcome-oriented
  practices that deliver effective environmental
  results to the American people.
• Meet the long-term objective of instituting
  collaboration as a core value.
• Expand our mobility between Regions, Headquarters
  and our federal partners, to provide our staff a
  broader view of Agency activities

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EPA Priorities

• Improving our Nations Drinking Water and Waste
• Water Infrastructure
• Change the way America views and values water.
• Increase and accelerate investment in water
  infrastructure to provide clean and safe water
  for every American.
• Make better use of our resources and help the
  nations water and wastewater systems be more
  efficient.

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EPA Priorities

• Clean Energy and Climate Change
• Help the nation jump off the treadmill of foreign
  oil dependency.
• Reduce its dependency on foreign oil by 20
  percent in 10 years by increasing vehicle fuel
  efficiency and accelerating the development and
  use of alternative domestic sources of energy.
• Encourage the advances in clean energy, which
  power our economy and drive our environmental
  successes.
• Implement an aggressive yet practical strategy to
  reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, protect
  the American economy, and engage the developing
  world.

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Office of Environmental Information (OEI)
Organizational Chart as of March 4, 2007
Outreach Comm. Staff
Immediate Office of the Assistant Administrator
and Chief Information Officer
OFFICE OF PLANNING, RESOURCES, AND OUTREACH
Policy Program Development Staff
Quality Staff
Resource Management Staff
Technology Info. Security Staff
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND PLANNING
OFFICE OF INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND ACCESS
OFFICE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION
Customer Business Support Staff
Mission Investment Solutions Division
National Computer Center
Information Exchange Services Division
Collection Strategies Division
Enterprise Desktop Solutions Division
Environmental Analysis Division
Information Access Division
TRI Program Division
Applications Solutions Branch
Information Exchange Partnership Branch
IT Policy Training Branch
Call Center Business Management Branch
Analytical Products Branch
Information Services Branch
TRI Information Outreach Branch
Data Standards Branch
Information Exchange Technology Branch
Desktop Collaboration Solutions Branch
Analytical Support Branch
TRI Regulatory Development Branch
Policy Program Management Branch
Center for Environmental Computing
IT Strategic Planning Branch
e-Rulemaking Branch
Information Strategies Branch
Hosting Storage Solutions Branch
Infrastructure Operations Branch
Information Services Support Branch
Security Business Management Branch
Records, FOIA, and Privacy Branch
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OEIs Vision

• To provide government and citizens with fast,
  relevant, and integrated information to better
  protect human health and the environment.

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CIO Responsibilities

• Security, Privacy Infrastructure
• Enterprise Applications
• E-Government and Lines of Business
• Program Applications
• More..

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My Goals as CIO

• Improve the collection, exchange and use of
  high-quality environmental information to support
  decision-making activity and results-based
  management
• Strengthen EPA's information infrastructure to
  improve Agency operations and security, including
  Homeland Security
• Enhance public access through discovery and
  access to useful and understandable information
• Adopt resource efficient enterprise-wide approach
  to make and implement information management
  decisions
• Invest in our people/human capital

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Current Challenges

• Access, given the rich volume of information
  hot topic with the public
• Privacy and Security
• Value and Services
• Technical Skills

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EPA Databases
Public Citizens EPA Staff State, Local, Tribal
Partners Regulated Communities Researchers Environ
mental Groups
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Databases

• Search Engines
• Standards
• Digitization/Tagging
• Identity Management
• GIS
• Access Policy/Security

Public Citizens EPA Staff State, Local, Tribal
Partners Regulated Communities Researchers Environ
mental Groups
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Other Activities

• CIO Council Architecture Infrastructure
  Committee Co-Chair
• IT Optimization Infrastructure Line of Business
  Co-Chair
• CIO Council Liaison to CFO Council

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Other Activities

• EPA Line of Business
• Information Systems Security Line of Business
  FISMA Reporting
• eRulemaking

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Questions?