Agency Profile National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association NOAA

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Agency Profile National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
Mission environmentalassessment,andnatural
resourcesmanagementfortheglobaloceans
ItisthemissionoftheNationalOceanicand andtheNation'scoasts.
AtmosphericAdministrationtoexplore,map,
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resourcesandassessestheconsequencesof oftheNation'slivingmarineresourcesand
environmentaldevelopmentsovertime. theirenvironment.
Further,NOAAdescribes,monitors,and
predictsconditionsintheatmosphere,ocean, c. OceanicandAtmosphericResearch-
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events. environmentalsystems,anduseofoceanic
resources.
Organization
d. NationalWeatherService-Providestimely
TheNationalOceanicandAtmospheric andaccuratemeteorological,hydrological,and
AdministrationfallswithintheDepartmentof oceanographicwarning,forecasts,andplanning
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headquartersofficeislocatedinWashington improveeconomicefficiencyoftheNaUon.
D.C. Roughly30%oftheNOAA's15,000
employeesarelocatedintheheadquarters e. NationalEnvironmentalSatellite,Data,and
lsotcrautcitounr.eoEfxhtihebiAtdm1insihsotwrsattihoen.organizational IennfvoirrmoantmieonntaSlerdvaitcaea-nPdrionvfiodremsagtlioobnalproducts
andservicestousersincommerce,industry,
ProgramActivities agriculture,scienceandengineering,thepublic,
andregionalgovernmentsthroughvarious
a. NationalOceanService-Responsibilitiesof satelliteoperations.
thisprogramincludenavigationmanagement.
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Exhibit1
NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration
OrganizationalChart
StaffFunctions AdministrationStaffOffices
"
Comptroller "
PublicAffairs ,, ... ^. ...
Genera!Counsel
ExternalAffairs
RegionalAdministrative 1. Central: KansasCity,Missouri
SupportCenters
II. Eastern: Norfolk,Virginia
III. Mountain: Boulder,Colorado
. '' IV. WeVwswtle^rlnI' Se^attIIlI^efWWWabsiho1iIInIa1^tVo\Jn11
ProgramOffices
- NationalWeather \. Headquarters: SilverSpring,Maryland
Service II. AlaskaRegion: Anchorage,Alaska
III. CentralRegion: KansasCity,Missouri
IV. EasternReaion* Bohemia NewYork
V. NationalMeteorologicalCenter:
CampSprings,Maryland
'' . . - VI. PacificRegion: Honolulu,Hawaii
VII. SouthernRegion: FortWorth,Texas
VIII. WesternRegion: SaltLakeCity,Utah
- NationalMarine 1. Headquarters: SilverSpring,Maryland
Fisheries . II. AlaskaRegion: Juneau,Alaska
III. NorthwestRegion: Seattle,Washington
IV. NortheastRegion: Gloucester,Massachusetts
V. SoutheastRegion: SaintPetersburg,Florida
VI. SouthwestRegion: LongBeach,California
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Exhibit1(Com.)
NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration
OrganizationalChart
ProgramOffices
-National Headquarters: CampSprings,Maryland
Environmental NationalClimaticDataCenter: Asfieville,NorthCarolina
SatelliteData,and
InformationService NationalGeophysicalDataCenter: Boulder,Colorado
V. NationalOceanographicDataCenter: Washington,DC
NationalOcean Headquarters: SilverSpring,Maryland
Service I. AlaskaRegion: Anchorage,Alaska
II. PacificRegion: Seattle,Washington
V. KeyLargoNationalMarineSanctuary: Miami,Florida
V. OtherSanctuaries: Washington,DC
OfficeofOceanic Headquarters: SilverSpring,Maryland
andAtmosphieric
Research AtlanticOceanographicandMeteorologicalLaboratory:
Miami,Florida
II. GeophysicalFluidDynamicsLaboratory: Princeton,
NewJersey
V. GreatLakesEnvironmentalResearchLaboratory:
AnnArbor,Michigan
V. PacificMarineEnvironmentalResearchLaboratory:
Seattle,Washington
VI. NationalSevereStormsLaboratory: Norman,Oklahoma
VII. EnvironmentalResearchLaboratories: Boulder,Colorado
NationalCorps I. AtlanticMarineCenter: Norfolk,Virginia
OperationsCenters II. CommissionedPersonnelCenter: Rockville,Maryland
III. PacificMarineCenter: Seattle,Washington
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/. ProgramSupport-ProvidesoverallNOAA InformationTechnologyBudget
managementandadministrationaswellasthe
operationalandlogisticssupportofships, Whileprogramoperationsbudgetlevelsare
marinecenters,andaircraftsupportingNOAA downforFY1994,overallinformation
missions. . / tsteecahdniollyotghyrbouudggheFtsYa1r9e9e8xp(eEcxtheibditto3i).ncrease
ProgramBudget Commercialservicesbudgetsrepresentthe
largestgrowththroughFY1998.
Overallprogrambudgets(otherthanITbudget)
showsadecreaseinanticipatedspendinginFY MajorInformationTechnology
1994afteranincreaseforFY1993,asreported AcquisitionPlans
inlastyear'sBudgetoftheUnitedStates
Government(Exhibit2).Reductioninprogram Thefollowingtopprogramactivitieshavebeen
supporthasbeencontinuousforthethree-year identifiedbyINPUTthroughagencyplanning
periodandisfeltacrossallotlierprogramareas. documentsandinformationtechnologybudget
MajorspendinganticipatedforNational submissions.
WeatherServicesatelliteupgradesinFY1993
iscontinuinginFY1994withonlyaslight a. AdvancedWeatherInteractiveProcessing
decrease. Systemforthe1990s-Providesforthe
developmentofAWIPStoreplacethecurrent
Exhibit2
NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration
ProgramBudgets
_ . ...
$Thousands
Program
FY92Actual FY93Est. FY94Est.
NationalOceanicService 157.881 184.272 148.826
NationalMarineFisheriesService 219,191 238,081 148,043
OceanicandAtmosphericResearch 211,386 207.667 188.497
NationalWeatherService 453,605 553.798 546,510
NationalEnvironmentalSatellite, 355,481 358,122 352.973
DataandInformationService
ProgramSupport 150.174 147.321 145.109
Source:BudgetoftheUnitedStatesGovemment:FiscalYear1994,April8,1993.
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Exhibit3 NOAAInformationTechnologyBudget
$Millions
FY1993FY1994 FY1995 FY1996 FY1997 FY1998
CapitalInvestments
PurchaseofHardware 58.7 85.3 88.1 91.1 94.4 97.8
PurdiaseofSoftware 10.0 8.8 9.4 10.0 10.4 10.7
SiteorFacility 3.5 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.5
Personnel 55.9 f6^f2~\.~7~f 61.7 60.1 59.0
EquipmentRental,Space,
andotherOperatingCosts
LeaseofEquipment 6.9 9.5 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.3
LeaseofSoftware 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3
Space 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8
Supplies&Other 6.0 6.6 7.2 7.8 8.2 8.2
CommercialServices
, i ••• •'
ADPETime 1.0 .7 .7 .7 .6 .6
LeasedVoiceTelecom 9.3 10.4 12.6 15.2 17.9 21.0
LeasedDataTelecom 16.6 20.1 20.6 21.2 22.5 24.1
Operations&Maintenance 25.4 31.8 31.9 32.3 33.1 34.2
SystemsAnal/Prog./Dsgn./Eng. 57.6 76.7 85.3 92.1 100.0 108.0
Studies&Other 5.6 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1
SignificantUseofInfoTech 1.5 2.2 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.5
TotalObligations 263.1 332.4 346.5 360.0 375.8 392.2
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AutomationofFieldOperationsandServices j. ClassIVComputingRequirementsforthe
System(AFOS). GFDLFacility-Providesfortheacquisitionof
suppliesandservicestosupporttheClassIV
b. EarthSystemsDataandInformation computerlease.
Management-Providesforthedevelopment
andimplementationofasystemtoprocess, k. WeatherSurveillanceRadar1988Doppler
store,andmanageaccessanddistributionof (WSR-88D)OperationalSupportFacility-
NOAA'sglobalobservationproductsanddata. ProvidestelecommunicationsandADPsupport
foroperationofWSR-88Dsystems.
c. InformationTechnologySystems
RequirementsfortheNWSIMNCFB4 INPUT'SProcurementAnalysisReports(PAR)
ComputerFacility-Providessystem programcurrentlytracks11activeprogram
enhancementsandoperationalmaintenanceof contracts. Exhibit4identifiestheseprograms
theNWS/MNCFB4ComputerFacility. andtheirstatus.
d. PolarSatelliteGroundSystem-Providesa CurrentIssuesatNOAA
PolarSatelliteGroundSystemto:command,
control,andmonitortheorbitingspacecraft; 1. NOAAplanstospendanestimated$4.6
acquireinstrumentdatafromthesatellite;and billiononitsmodernizationofobservational,
distributethedatatoprocessingcenters. informationprocessing,andcommunications
systemsoveraten-yearperiod.Thecentral
e. TelecommunicationsRequirementsforthe systeminthisupgradeistheAdvancedWeather
NationalWeatherService-Willupgrade,lease, InteractiveProcessingSystems.AWIPSalone
andmaintainNWStelecommunicationssystem. wouldcosttheagencyabout$467million.
Delaysinimplementingtliisupgradeand
/. InformationTechnologyUpgrade(IT-95)- escalatingcostshavecausedseriousconcerns
ProvidestheNationalMarineFisheriesService withtheCongress.AGeneralAccounting
withhardware,peripherals,software,training, Officereportidenfifiedpotentialrisks:unclear
maintenance,andotherservicestoreplaceand definitionoftheresponsibilitiesofNOAAand
upgradetheexistingcomputersystemsusedfor itscontractor;vaguespecificationsfordata
missionsupport. portability;unstructuredapproachtosoftware
development;thelackofconfiguration
g. SatelliteInformationProcessingSystem- managementplanforNOAA-developed
Providesoperationsandmaintenancesupport, software;andNOAA'sinvolvementintesting.
systemsenhancementsandupgradestoserve
theongoingrequirementsoftheMeteorological 2. NOAAhassignedafive-year,$46million
SatelliteDataProcessingServicesSubsystem. leaseagreementwithCrayResearchInc.forthe
installationandmaintenanceofaCrayC90
h. NextGenerationWeatherRadarDepot supercomputerforitsNationalMeteorological
Maintenance(NEXRAD)-Willincreasethe CenterinSuitland,MD.Theagencyhas
repaircapacityandcapabilityforsupportof decidedtoleasethenewCraybecauseof
newradars. financialconsiderafionsbasedonthebeliefthat
afterfiveyearstheresidualvalueofthe
G/.OGEeSostwialtliopnraorvyidGersoyusntdemSyrsetfeumrb(isGhOmEeSnt),- processorifpurchasedwouldbezero.
productproductionfacilities,systemoperation 3. ThenewDeputyUndersecretaryof
andcontrol,andsupportsystems. CommerceforOceansandAtmosphereisin
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Exhibit4
NOAAContracts
Program Type Status Size Comment
1.NextGenerationWeatherRadar Prof.Svcs. Awardd 5>o00m Unisysprovidesdesign,
ProgramSupport(NEXRAD) Hardware 10yrs. development,&demonstration
ofhardware&softwareto
modemizetheexisting
weathersystem.
2.AdvancedWeattierInteractive H/W.S/W Award'd $226m Willprovideanationwide
rrocessingoystem(AWiro-auj rroi.ovcs. 1uyrs. coyuocLfoialmltLlhladtluW/iillllaanl£l)ali\yy^7u0fOti
forecastlocalweatherconditions.
PRCisthecontractor.
3.InformationTectinology Communication Award'd $13m Willprovidehardware,software,
Upgrade(IT-95)forhJMFS Hardware& 6yrs. &telecommequipmentfora
Prof.Svcs. nationwidenetwork.
4.SystemsEngineering& Prof.Svcs. TBD ProvidesSETAservicestoASOS,
TechnicalAssistance 9yrs. AWIPS-90,NEXRAD,GOES,
&others.
5.WorldAreaSystemForecast Commun.Svcs. Selec. TBD WillprovideNWSwithsatellite
^RvJ/1roc. V^UI1IIIlU11lOClllUIlOOOlVlOOO.
6.FrontendProcessorSystem Hardware Selec. TBD WillprovideNESDISwithdata
5yrs. processingcapabilitiesfor
environmentaldata. . _
7.FleetReplacementand Hardware PreRFP $1.5b NOAAwillmodernizeitsvessel
Modemization(FRAM) 15yrs. researchfleet.Thisincludesnew
shipsandhi-techoceanographic
instrumentation. Willbeprocured
uiluuyilOOVOldiOUllllCK^LO.
8.EngineeringandTechnical Prof.Svcs. Award'd $4m Willprovideengineeringand
SupportServicesforFRAM tAPhnir"?!!^iinrinrt^flrvipAiforthA
NOAACorpsOperationsOfficein
supportoftheFRAM. The
contractorisRCI.
9.LargeScaleScientific Supercomputer Award'd $46m CrayResearchwillprovidethe
Computing Prof.Svcs. 5yrs. PlctUUllalIVioLoUlUlv/yii./alwolllol
withaClassVIIcomputersystem
10.EarthSystemsDataand Prof.Svcs. Award'd $141m Willdevelopsystemstomanage
InformationManagement 5yrs. NOAA'sglobalobservationaldata
(1N1.CNDaCt)ionalClimaticDataCenter Facil.Mgmt. Award'd $52y3rsm. TnahteioNnaClDwCeactohlelerctasndancdlismtaotreesdata
generatedfromNOAA.Services
areprovidedbyTheOrkandCorp.
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chargeofallmainNOAAdepartments, populationchangessothattheservicecan
includingadvancedsystemssuchasAWIPS betterprotectendangeredspecies.Digitized
andNEXRAD.DianaJosephson hadbeenin imagesareanalyzedforthingssuchassizeand
chargeofbusinessdevelopmentactivities location. Thesystemseparatesdifferentspecies
relatedtoearth-orbitingspacecraftforoneof byhighlightingidentifyingmarksontheir
NOAA'scontractors.Previously,sheservedas bodies.
deputyassistantadministratorforpolicyand
planningattheNOAA.Inhernewpostshewill
overseethemodernizationoftheNational
WeatherService'ssystemsandwillparticipate
intheHighPcrfonnanceComputingand
CommunicationsandNationalInformation
Infrastructureinitiatives.
4. Thebasisforthemodernizationeffortat
NOAAisthattheagencyismorethan20years
oldandmuchofitsinformationtechnologyis
antiquated. TheNationalWeatherServiceis
themostsignificantpartoftheseefforts. The
serviceisreplacingoldradarandautomating
surfaceobservingsystems. Meteorologistsnow
accessradar,satellite,andsurfacedatafrom
workstationsthatvisualizethedata. NOAAis
focusingonnetworkinteroperabilityand
connectivity,enterprisewidenetworks,open
systemsandhigh-performancecomputing.
Datamanagementremainsitsgreatest
challengeasthevolumeofincomingdata
continuestoincreasedramatically.Theagency
cannotrisklosingthisvaluabledatato
technologiesthatpromisefavorablestorageand
retrievalbenefitsbuthavenotbeenthoroughly
testedinthefield.
5. NOAA'sNationalMarineFisheriesService
isusinganinnovativeimageanalysis
applicationtofindandidentifyendangered
marinelife. Thesystem,attachedtoan
airplane,tracksterritorialrangesandcalculates
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