Scott
B. Gudes
Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere (DUS)
In June 1998, Scott B. Gudes was named Deputy Under Secretary (DUS) for Oceans and Atmosphere for the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). As NOAA's third highest ranking official, the Deputy Under Secretary oversees the management of NOAA's five line offices: the National Weather Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the National Ocean Service, the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and the National Environmental Satellite, Information and Data Service. As well, the DUS manages the ten NOAA's Staff Offices, the Office of Finance and Administration and the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. With employees in every U.S. state, at sea, and at many overseas locations, NOAA employs nearly 12,700 people with a FY2000 Budget of over $2.4 billion. In addition to his duties as DUS, Mr. Gudes has served as the Assistant Secretary/Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Commerce from July to October 1999 and as Acting Assistant Secretary/Deputy Administrator of NOAA from November 1999 to June 2000.
Mr. Gudes' background and experience have kept him involved in NOAA issues for the past 17 years. He served as NOAA's Budget Examiner beginning in 1983 at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget until 1986 when he began a career as a Professional Staff Member for the U.S. Senate's Committee on Appropriations. While at Senate Appropriations he worked for both political parties thus gaining a reputation for bipartisanship. In 1990 Mr. Gudes' became the Staff Director for the Commerce, Justice and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies Subcommittee, under whose auspices the NOAA Budget is supported. His background in Appropriations has made him an integral part and a key figure in the way NOAA presents its Budget to Congress, and he is frequently called upon to brief Congressional committees and Members on a great variety of NOAA science and management issues. At NOAA he is known for a focus on employees, human resource issues and a commitment to rebuilding the agency's infrastructure. Mr. Gudes was born and raised in California and studied at the University of Liverpool , United Kingdom and in California, where he graduated from San Diego State University in 1976. He earned his Masters of Public Administration from California State University at Fullerton two years later. He served as a Presidential Management Intern after graduate school, working in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
An avid recreational fisherman, golfer and SCUBA diver, Mr. Gudes highly values marine and coastal conservation and is a champion of NOAA's critical role as the Nation's ocean resource steward.
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