Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Authorization Request: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and H.R. 437, the Marine Revitalization Act of 1997 : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, March 13, 1997, Volume 4

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Page 12 - Reducing Costs and Improving Effectiveness In an environment of tightening dollars and increasingly complex challenges, NOAA is reducing costs and improving program effectiveness. NOAA is saving money through streamlining personnel and processes, outsourcing where appropriate, and leveraging external resources and talent. NOAA holds managers accountable for results, and for using performance measures to validate progress. The highest priority continues to be to ensure that critical services are provided...
Page 35 - We will be glad to answer any questions you and other members of the committee may have.
Page 15 - Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Page 27 - NOAA FLEET Since 1992, when NOAA began implementing a 15-year fleet replacement and modernization plan at an estimated cost of $1.9 billion, we, the Congress, OMB, and others have repeatedly urged NOAA to explore alternatives to an agency-designed, owned, and operated fleet for acquiring marine data. In our 1996 report on our program evaluation of NOAA's 1995 fleet operations and modernization plan, we recommended that NOAA terminate its fleet modernization plan efforts; cease investing in its ships;...
Page 37 - VA's 235.000 employees. Before Joining the VA. DeGeorge was Acting Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy at the US Department of Energy and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Solar Energy. In both positions. DeGeorge was responsible for the day-to-day management of DOE'S conservation and renewable energy programs. He also directed the domestic and International solar energy program. DeGeorge first Joined DOE In October 1979 as the Principal Deputy Chief...
Page 10 - Nation's charting and geodetic infrastructure is not up to world standards. Accurate charts and modern navigation systems are required for safe and efficient maritime transport. NOAA collects, processes and distributes such information in support of national, commercial and individual needs. NOAA is working to modernize US marine and air navigation, mapping and surveying, and to provide a precise satellite-derived reference system as the basis for the Nation's 21st century positioning needs. For...
Page 6 - NOAA conducts research to develop new technologies, improve operations, and supply the scientific basis for managing natural resources and solving environmental problems. NOAA's comprehensive system for acquiring observations — from satellites and radars to ships and submersibles — provides...
Page 6 - NOAA's mission is to describe and predict changes in the Earth's environment, and conserve and manage wisely the Nation's coastal and marine resources to ensure sustainable economic opportunities.
Page 44 - Weather Forecasting: Systems Architecture Needed for National Weather Service Modernization (GAO/AIMD-94-28, Mar. 11, 1994) ; Weather Forecasting: Important Issues on Automated Weather Processing System Need Resolution (GAO/IMTEC-93-12BR, Jan. 6, 1993).
Page 12 - In applied research the objective of the sponsoring agency is to gain knowledge or understanding necessary for determining the means by which a recognized and specific need may be met.

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