5: Mission Support
Provide Critical Support for NOAA’s Mission Other Information:
Strong, effective, and efficient support activities are necessary for us to achieve our Mission Goals. Our facilities, ships,
aircraft, environmental satellites, data processing systems, computing and communication systems, financial and administrative
offices, and our approach to management provide the foundation of support for all of our programs. This critical foundation
must adapt to evolving mission needs and, therefore, is an integral part of our strategic planning. It also must support U.S.
homeland security by providing NOAA services, such as civil alert relays through NOAA Weather Radio and air dispersion forecasts,
in response to national emergencies. NOAA ships, aircraft, and environmental satellites are the backbone of the global Earth
observing system and provide many critical mission support services. To keep this capability strong and current with our Mission
Goals, we will ensure NOAA has adequate access to safe and efficient ships and aircraft through the use of both NOAA platforms
and those of other agency, academic, and commercial partners. We will work with academia and partners in the public and private
sectors to ensure future satellite systems are designed, developed, and operated with the latest technology. In addition,
safe and adequate facilities and state-of-the art information technology are essential to the improvement of NOAA’s operations
and service delivery. NOAA’s long-range facility planning and comprehensive maintenance planning are underway with the goal
to ensure right-sized, cost-effective, and safe facilities. To achieve our Mission Goals, we must also commit to organizational
excellence through management and leadership across a “corporate” NOAA. We will provide effective administrative, financial,
and information technology services that enable us to deliver effective products and services. We will continue to improve
the policy, programmatic, and managerial functions that support our Mission Goals. Our administrative and finance programs
will ensure effective communication inside and outside NOAA, and efficient management of our assets, business processes, and
financial resources.
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