Assessment CommitteeNational Space Weather Program

Committee of six “outside” members appointed by the Council on Space Weather of the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology (OFCM)

• OFCM

• NSWP

• Assessment Committee

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology

Space Weather Program Council

Committee for Space Weather

Implementation Plan Update

Research Competitions

CCMC and RPCs

Metrics Space Architect Transition Plan

Int’l Activities

Coordination with LWS

Other

National Space Weather ProgramNational Space Weather ProgramAdministrative StructureAdministrative Structure

Public Law 87-843 (1963)

DOC Administrative Order

OFCM formed in Jan 1964

1963

1964

• Accountable to Congress and OMB

• Coordinate agency budgets

• Report budgets and activities in annual Federal Plan

OFCMOFCM

Background on OFCMBackground on OFCMHistorical Perspective

GAO Study Revitalizes OFCM

1979

To ensure the effective use of federal meteorological resources by leading the

systematic coordination of operational weather requirements, services, and supporting research,

among the federal agencies

High-level focus on:• Needs and Requirements• Issues and Problems • Studies, Reports, Plans, and Handbooks• Crosscut Reviews, Assessments, and Analyses

To ensure the effective use of federal meteorological resources by leading the

systematic coordination of operational weather requirements, services, and supporting research,

among the federal agencies

High-level focus on:• Needs and Requirements• Issues and Problems • Studies, Reports, Plans, and Handbooks• Crosscut Reviews, Assessments, and Analyses

OFCM MissionOFCM Mission

Departments of:

• Agriculture• Commerce• Defense• Energy• Homeland Security

• Science & Technology• FEMA• Coast Guard

• Interior• State• Transportation

• Environmental Protection Agency• National Aeronautics and Space

Administration• National Science Foundation• National Transportation Safety Board• Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Independent agencies:

Executive Office of the President:

• Office of Management and Budget• Office of Science and Technology Policy

OFCM Partners

• Aviation Weather • Climate Analysis,

Monitoring and Services• Cooperative Research• Environmental Services• Environmental Support

to Homeland Security

• Information Technology and Communications

• Modeling and Prediction

• Observing Capabilities• Space Weather• Weather Information for

Surface Transportation

Key OFCM Focus Areas: Agency Priorities

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology

Space Weather Program Council

Committee for Space Weather

Implementation Plan Update

Research Competitions

CCMC and RPCs

Metrics Space Architect Transition Plan

Int’l Activities

Coordination with LWS

Other

National Space Weather ProgramNational Space Weather ProgramAdministrative StructureAdministrative Structure

National Space Weather Program (NSWP)(www.nswp.gov)

Organized Following Information Meeting at NSF in 1994

Produced Strategic Plan in 1995

Produced First Implementation Plan in about 1995-1996 – Produced in Collaboration with, and Active Participation of, Community

Second Implementation Plan in 2000

Most Recent NSWP Implementation Plan

• Produced by Committee for Space Weather (cochairs: NSF, DOD and NOAA) working on regular basis

• Completed July 2000

T h e N a t i o n a l S p a c eW e a t h e r P r o g r a m

U p d a t e t o t h e I m p l e m e n t a t i o n P l a n

The purpose of the review of the NSWP is “to quantify and document the progress toward meeting the NSWP stated goals in observations, research, modeling, transition of research to operations, and education and outreach; to see if the program is still on target and moving in the direction pointed to by the Strategic Plan; to determine whether the strategic goals should be adjusted at this time based on emerging/evolving requirements; and to suggest a way ahead which will form a basis for a new strategic plan covering the next 10 years”.

NSWP Committee Charge

Members, NSWP Assessment Committee

• Louis J. Lanzerotti, Chair (NJIT and Lucent Technologies)

• Daniel N. Baker (University of Colorado)

• Delores J. Knipp (U.S. Air Force Academy)

• Tammy Jernigan (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

• Ray A. Williamson (George Washington University)

• S. Pete Worden (University of Arizona)

• Robert J. Rizza, Executive Secretary (U.S. Air Force)

July 7-8, 2005 Office of Federal Coordinator for Meteorology (James Harrison) NOAA (Ernie Hildner, Director, NOAA Space Environment Center; Manager, NOAA Space Weather Program) NSF (Rich Behnke) NASA (Dick Fisher)

DoD (Col. Harold Elkin)

Sept 15, 2005 NPOESS Briefing/Discussion (Lt Col Mike Bonadonna) CCMC: (Mike Hesse, NASA) Research to Ops Challenges (Ron Birk) Status of Present Assets, Future Plans (Chuck Holmes, NASA) Navy Interview (Herb Gursky, NRL) Navy Interview (Bob McCoy, ONR)

Dec 12-14, 2005 Earth-to-Sun (Tom Bogdan) USGS (Jeff Love) NOAA's Space Weather Contributions (Ron Zwickl) NGDC's Space Weather Data (Eric Kihn) SEC Recommendations (Howard Singer; Terry Onsager)

NSWP Assessment Committee Fact-Finding

Dec 13-14, 2005 STRATCOM -Cease Report (LCDR Mike Rocheleau) Small Space Sensors (M. Geoff McHarg, AF Academy) AFWA Space Tech Branch (Maj Tim Nobis) Space WOC Mission Briefs (Maj Don Harper) AFWA Value of Weather Services V1 AFWA Value of Weather Services V2 AFWA Partnerships (Maj Tim Nobis)

Dec 19-20, 2005 GOES-R PORD (Space Environment In-Situ Suite) GOES-R PORD (Solar Imaging Suite) GOES-R PORD (Solar Coronagraph) GOES-R (Ben Diedrich ) FAA: User Needs Report NGATS 2025 Concept Exec Summary FAA-ICAO Brief (Genene Fisher, AMS) JPDO Forecasting IPT Brief (Genene Fisher, AMS)

NSWP Assessment Committee Fact-Finding

The Community Coordinated Modeling

Center:

A Bridge Between Space Weather Research and

Operations