Vice Admiral Conrad C' Lautenbacher, Jr', U'S' Navy Ret'

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

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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?

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NOAAs Vision
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NOAAs Mission
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NOAA Funding Trends
( in Billions)

In FY03, the House did not report or pass an
SJC appropriations bill. The House-Introduced
bill total is used here.
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Key Legislation
Aquaculture

• 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

Florida Keys Sanctuary
Tide Gauges
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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
DART II Buoy
NWHI Marine National Monument
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NOAA 200th Celebration Foundations Laid,
Legacies to Carry Forward
U.S. Survey of the Coast1807
U.S. Weather Bureau1870
OAR1955
U.S. Commission on Fish and Fisheries1871
Dr, Susan Solomon
NESDIS1958
NPOESS
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NOAA Workforce
Of NOAAs 12557 employees 8292 have Bachelors
degrees 3638 have Masters degrees 1047 have
Ph.Ds.
58 of NOAAs Workforce are in scientific and
technical occupations
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Retirement Eligibility in 2009 (GS 13)
During 20092012 approximately 50 of the
retirement eligible employees will retire
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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
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LCDP
PCO
The bus willcome for all of us
NLS
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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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Looking ForwardRegional Collaboration

• Goals of Regional Collaboration
• Improved services for the benefit of NOAAs
  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

National Priorities
2007 Regional Framework
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