Geospatial Line of Business Update

FGDC Steering Committee Meeting

January 29, 2008

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Overview

• Recent Activities/Accomplishments• LoB Transition• LoB Workgroup Update• Next Steps

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Recent LoB Activities

• FY 2009 Joint Business Case– Achieved high degree of consensus with partner agencies on refined

JBC goals/objectives– Completing revisions to address DOI/OMB comments– Completed initial EVM reporting

• Project Management Office – Established PMO - September 2007– Grant Thornton Team supporting Managing Partner & Interagency

Workgroups• Workgroups

– Organized/staffed Workgroups with outstanding partner agency support– Completed process for developing the Workgroup Work Plans

• Recent Products– Performance Management Plan– Draft Communications Strategy– Draft Integrated Project Plan

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LoB Transition

• Transition Memorandum from FGDC Chair Lynn Scarlett – Describes next phases of Geo LoB– Sunsets LoB Task Force and transfers LoB oversight

responsibility to FGDC Coordination Group– Requests designation of primary and alternate

Coordination Group members – Please respond by January 31

– Requests continuing agency participation in LoB workgroups

– Describes new FGDC Executive Committee - roles/responsibilities

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Geo LoB Major Tasks - FY 08/09

*From FY 2009 Joint Business Case

• Task 1: Review/Update FGDC Guidance Documents• Task 2: Evaluate and define the nine stages of the geospatial data life cycle and

identify common capabilities to allow cost-benefit ROI for shared services • Task 3: Define and establish A-16 data steward lifecycle responsibilities and

performance measures • Task 4: Expand smart-buy (and alternatives) efforts for geospatial data and

technologies • Task 5: Develop outreach programs to demonstrate the value of “place based”

approaches and geospatial technology• Task 6: Develop and implement common grants language for geospatial

information and services • Task 7: Develop and implement geospatial requirements language for Federal

contracts (FAR, DFAR)• Task 8: Implement MOUs/SLAs/ELAs for common geospatial services• Task 9: Develop requirements and recommendations for technology and

telecommunications infrastructure required to deliver geospatial services• Task 10: Provide a broker service for data searching among agencies which will

build on and improve existing systems

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Geo LoB Work Groups

• Joint Business Case Work Group– Chair: Michael Thieme (DOC- Census)

• Lifecycle Management Work Group – Chair: Wendy Blake-Coleman (EPA)

• Performance Management Work Group – Chair: John Mahoney (DOI/USGS)

• Common Services Work Group – Chair: Matt Leopard (EPA)

• Grants and Contracts Work Group – Chair: Lew Sanford (DOJ)

• Geo-Enabled Business Work Group – Chair: David Paschane (VA)

• Enterprise Architecture Work Group – Chair: Doug Nebert (DOI/FGDC)

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Joint Business Case Work Group

Workgroup Lead: Michael Thieme (DOC-Census)Team Members: Brett Abrams (NARA), Chris Barnard (DHS), Wendy Blake-

Coleman (EPA), Jeff Booth (DOE), John D'Alessandro (GSA), Sandra Downie (GSA), Randy Fusaro (DOC-Census), Roxanne Lamb (USGS), John Mahoney (USGS), David Paschane (VA), Lew Sanford (DOJ), George DelPrete (GT), Jeremy Brown (GT)

Major Tasks: Revisions/Updates to Exhibit 300 Earned Value Management (EVM) Reporting

Key Milestones: Submission of revised FY09 Exhibit 300 (January 31, 2008) Increase score for submitted FY09 Exhibit 300 to 31 points or higher

(February 29, 2008) Quarterly EVM Reporting (April 15, 2008; June 30, 2008; September 30, 2008) Submission of FY10 Exhibit 300 (August 22, 2008)

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Lifecycle Management Work Group

Work Group Lead: Wendy Blake-Coleman (EPA)Team Members: Brett Abrams (NARA), James Barrett (DOI-USGS), Jeffrey Booth (DOE),

Dennis Crow (USDA), John D'Alessandro (GSA), Sandra Downie (GSA), Randy Fusaro (DOC-Census), David LaBranche (DOD-OSD), Tony LaVoi (DOC-NOAA), Michael Lee (DHS), Lorri Peltz-Lewis (DOI-BOR), Bob Pierce (DOI-USGS), Lew Sanford, Jr. (DOJ), Scott Cameron (GT), Jeanette Hand (GT)

Major Tasks: Task 2: Evaluate existing geospatial data lifecycle; develop common/standard terminology

and processes for the stages of the data lifecycle; and establish data steward responsibilities and performance measures associated with the phases of the lifecycle. Identify common capabilities to allow cost-benefit ROI for shared services associated with each lifecycle phase

Task 3: Review component themes of A-16 and reconcile with user needs

Key Milestones: FDGC approved lexicon of data lifecycle stages (March 31, 2008) Proposal for government-wide management of data lifecycle for most significant data sets

(September 30, 2009) Development of a repeatable process for modifying A-16 appendices and

recommendations for specific A-16 changes (September 30, 2009)

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Performance Management Work Group

Work Group Lead: John Mahoney (DOI-USGS)Team Members: Wendy Blake-Coleman (EPA), Jeffrey Booth (DOE), Dennis Crow (USDA),

John D'Alessandro (GSA), Rob Dollison (DOI-USGS), Sandra Downie (GSA), Lee Fahrner (SE Solutions), Randy Fusaro (DOC-Census), Shawn Johnson (DOD-NGA), Roxanne Lamb (DOI-USGS), Michael Lee (DHS), David Morehouse (DOE), Bob Pierce (DOI-USGS), Lew Sanford, Jr. (DOJ), Michael Thieme (DOC-Census), Scott Cameron (GT), Jeanette Hand (GT)

Task 1: Review/Update FGDC Guidance Documents Transition LoB Task Force to FGDC Coordination Group Review and revise FGDC organization to align with LoB objectives Complete LoB Performance Management Plan Review OMB Circular A-16 to identify desired near-term and longer-term changes,

particularly with respect to data themes and theme leads; secure FGDC Steering Committee and OMB approval of changes

Develop and submit Geo LoB Tactical Plan to OMB per Passback guidance Align FY 09 FGDC CAP grant solicitation with JBC and Program Management Plan

objectives Guidance Documents

Key Milestones: Memorandum from FGDC Chair transferring Geo LoB oversight responsibilities to FGDC

Coordination Group (January 2008) Final version of Geo LoB Performance Management Plan (February 15, 2008) Submission of final OMB Tactical Plan per Passback (March 3, 2008) Concurrence on proposed changes to A-16 Appendix on data themes (September 30,

2008)

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Common Services Work Group

Workgroup Lead: Matt Leopard (EPA)Team Members: Chris Barnard (DHS), Steven Bell (GSA), Wendy Blake-Coleman

(EPA), Ryan Block (GSA), Chris Carlson (USGS), Connie Ciccolella (GSA), Christopher Kemp (NASA), Tony LaVoi (NOAA ), Mark Negri (USGS), Ken Pathak (DOD-ACE) Lew Sanford, Jr. (DOJ), Joshua Kriger (GT), Jeremy Brown (GT)

Major Tasks: Task 4: Expand smart-buy (and alternatives) efforts for geospatial data and

technologies Task 8: Implement MOUs/SLAs/ELAs for common geospatial services

Key Milestones: Completion of ELA scope requirements and Acquisition Plan (January 31, 2008) Deployed/Hosted Registry of Reusable Tools and Components (February 27,

2009) Template for Data, Tool and Policy Sharing (March 31, 2010) Selection of ELAs to pursue (April 30, 2008) Completion of ELA Negotiation Strategy (June 30, 2008)

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Grants & Contracts Work Group

Workgroup Lead: Lew Sanford (DOJ)Team Members: Darren Ash (DOT), Wendy Blake-Coleman (EPA), Emanuel Ekwo

(EPA), Mark Herbst (DoD), Sylvia Lynch (DOT), Kate Oliver (DOI), Van Pace (DHS), Lorri Peltz-Lewis (BOR), Robert Polson (HHS), Milo Robinson (FGDC), Gita Urban-Mathieux (FGDC), Ronald Wilson (DOJ), Scott Cameron (GT), Jeremy Brown (GT)

Major Tasks: Task 6: Develop and implement common grants language for geospatial

information and services Task 7: Develop and implement geospatial requirements language for Federal

contracts (FAR, DFAR)

Key Milestones: Adoption of proposed grants guidance language in 2 CFR (September 31, 2008) Development of voluntary agency-specific contract language models

(September 31, 2008) Approved timeline for changes to FAR/DFAR or addition to contracts (December

31, 2008)

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Geo-Enabled Business Work Group

Workgroup Lead: David Paschane (VA)Team Members: Wendy Blake-Coleman (EPA), Mark Bradford (DOT), Rob Dollison (DOI-USGS),

Sandra Downie (GSA), Jacque Fahsholtz (DOI-USGS), Pete Gienke (GLC), John Huddleston (DOC-NOAA), David LaBranche (DOD-OSD), Lew Sanford, Jr. (DOJ), Jon Sperling (HUD), Walter Svekla (GMU), Ronald Wilson (DOJ), Joshua Kriger (GT), Jeanette Hand (GT)

Major Tasks: Task 5: Develop outreach programs and materials for non-traditional geospatial audience to

demonstrate the value of “place based” approaches and geospatial technology Task 10: Provide a broker service for data searching among agencies that will build on and

improve existing systems

Key Milestones: Final Communications Strategy and Implementation Plan (February 15, 2008) Completion of first round of CAP Grants evaluation and compilation of best practices

(June 30, 2008) Complete pilots to assess the geo-enabling of information exchange networks among Federal

and partner networks (October 10, 2011)

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Agency Participation – LoB Workgroups

  Workgroup

Agency Joint Business Case

Performance Management

Geo-Enabled Business

Common Services

Grants & Contracts

Lifecycle Management

Enterprise Architecture

DHS 1 1   1 1    

DOC-Census 2 2       1  

DOC-NOAA     1 1   1  

DOD-ACE       1      

DOD-NGA    1    

DOD-OSD    1   1   1  

DOE 1 2       1  

DOI-BLM     1        

DOI-BOR         1 1  

DOI-FGDC         1    

DOI-IOS         1    

DOI-USGS 2 4 1 2 1 2 1

DOJ 1 1 2 1 2 1 1

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Agency Participation (Continued)

  Workgroup

Agency Joint Business Case

Performance Management

Geo-Enabled Business

Common Services

Grants & Contracts

Lifecycle Management

Enterprise Architecture

DOT     1   2    

EPA 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

GSA 2 2 1 1   2  

HHS         1    

HUD     1        

NARA 1         1  

NASA       1      

NSF         1    

USDA   1       1  

VA 1   1        

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Agencies Currently Not Represented on Workgroups

• Dept. of State• DOL• ED• FCC

• NRC

• OPM

• USAID

• SBA

• SSA

• Treasury

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Next Steps

• In addition to milestones in Workgroup plans, LoB Team is working on the following near-term activities:– Task Force Transition

• Review/update Coordination Group Charter as needed

– OMB Tactical Plan • Submit LoB Final Tactical Plan to OMB per Passback

Guidance – March 3

– Performance Management • Finalize Performance Management Plan and Integrated

Project Plan

– Communications• Final Communications Strategy and Implementation Plan -

February 15

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Geospatial LoB Implementation

Thank You

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