Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Authorization Request: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, March 4, 1998, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998 - 977 pages |
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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activities agencies Alaska algal blooms Appropriations Assessment Atmospheric Administration FY Atmospheric Research AWIPS base BEDFORD MA budget request bureaus climate change Commerce's CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Conservation costs decrease Department of Commerce economic ecosystems El Niņo ensure Facilities Federal fiscal year 1997 Fishery Management fishing FTE AMT funding FY 1998 ENACTED FY 98 Estimate goals GPRA Gulf of Mexico habitat impacts improve increase infrastructure Initiative Interannual Climate Forecasts Marine Fisheries Service marine resources million monitoring National Marine Fisheries National Ocean Service National Weather Service nautical charting Navigation NESDIS NEXRAD NMFS NOAA Corps NOAA requests NOAA's Obligations Oceanic and Atmospheric operations ozone partnerships performance measures predictions Program Support reduce reprogramming Restoration Sea Grant Sea Grant College Seasonal to Interannual Secretary Strategic Plan Strategic Theme Subtotal Sustainable Fisheries Systems Acquisition Total for District University Unobligated balance warnings and forecasts Weather Service Total
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Page 44 - For the past several decades, computer systems have typically used two digits to represent the year, such as "98" for 1998, in order to conserve electronic data storage and reduce operating costs. In this format, however, 2000 is indistinguishable from 1900 because both are represented as "00.
Page 47 - Mr. Chairman, this concludes my statement I would be pleased to respond to any questions that you or other members of the Subcommittee may have at this time.
Page 118 - The mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is to describe and predict changes in the Earth's environment, and conserve and manage the Nation's coastal and marine resources to ensure sustainable economic opportunities.
Page 32 - He previously served as President of Joint Oceanographic Institutions Incorporated; as Dean of the College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington; as a...
Page 14 - Of this amount, $51.5 million is required to meet NOAA's commitment to share development costs with the Department of Defense for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System.
Page 8 - NOAA's strategic planning process defines and validates its business activities, guides the development of operating plans, and forms the basis for management decisions. The Strategic Plan provides the framework for articulating and organizing the agency's goals and work objectives. NOAA's goals for the future will enhance opportunities for our citizens, the health of the US economy, the protection of our environment, and the sustainable use of our national resources. The challenge of investing strategically...
Page 144 - X il million to address issues related to the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Initiative. The South Florida Initiative is an integrated effort among Federal, tribal, State and non-governmental partners to halt the degradation and restore the function of the South Florida ecosystem.
Page 34 - That concludes the summary of my statement. I would be pleased to address any questions you may have. Mr.
Page 185 - Service.—These programs provide for operation of environmental polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites; and for the collection and archiving of global environmental data and information; and services for distribution to users in commerce, industry, agriculture, science and engineering, the general public and Federal, State and local agencies.
Page 30 - 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...
Bibliographic information
| Title | Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Authorization Request: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, March 4, 1998, Volume 4 Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Authorization Request: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, March 4, 1998, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998 |
| Original from | the Library of Congress |
| Digitized | 13 Feb 2007 |
| ISBN | 0160579953, 9780160579950 |
| Length | 977 pages |
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