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The OCS Connect Vision...
To increase operational efficiency and
better serve MMS stakeholders-employees, citizens, industry, and
other government agencies-through customized, secure electronic
information exchange.
The
OCS Connect Project Returns to New Orleans
The OCS Connect Project Management Office (PMO)
staff has settled into its new interim office space in New Orleans. New
contact information for the PMO in New Orleans is available
online.
Benefits
to Stakeholders
Citizens
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Industry
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Government Agencies
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Employees
The OCS Connect project will change the
manner in which OMM delivers its mission. By moving to on-line service
delivery, our organization will be more "connected" to our stakeholders.
OCS Connect will:
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Maximize
citizen involvement by delivering essential information and receiving
input via the Internet
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Streamline
mission delivery by automating major business transactions and providing
'digital' data management, resulting in more timely decisions.
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Simplify
and unify government by minimizing redundant reporting, and streamlining
government interactions with industry and the public
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Leverage
industry best practices by using common oil and gas standards and
solutions (e.g., data model, exchange standards)
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To learn more about the transformation activities, click here:
Go to
Transformation Activities.
Public Connect was the
first interactive, on-line system released as part of the OCS Connect
project. Public Connect gives citizens the ability to electronically
submit their comments on OMM regulatory and planning information that is
open for comment in the Federal Register. Interested parties can access
the Public Connect system by clicking here: Go to Public Connect.
For more information on the OCS Connect project, please contact us by
phone at 504-739-1360 or email us at
OCSConnect@mms.gov.
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What is OCS Connect?
The OCS Connect project is a phased,
multi-year, electronic government (e-Government) transformation of MMS’s
Offshore Minerals Management (OMM) Program. The blueprint for the OCS
Connect project was developed in response to the increasing complexity
of oil and gas operations, greater workloads, and the need for more
sophisticated technical analyses and secure data exchange. Industry and
public priorities were critical drivers for OMM’s e-Government
initiative. So, to meet future mission requirements, encourage
participation in the domestic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas
programs, and to unite key stakeholders, OMM embarked upon a concerted
effort to reform and streamline its business operations, and the project
was appropriately named, OCS Connect.
OMM began planning the OCS Connect project in early 2001, completing an
e-Government Transformation Foundational Study, Business Case, and
Implementation Plan in 2002. During this planning stage, OMM identified
business processes to be re-engineered, as well as the conditions and
considerations supporting the transformation, and documented a baseline
of its current internal and external business environment and areas for
improvement. From this baseline, OMM began development of an appropriate
Enterprise Architecture consisting of improved business processes that
incorporate advances in information technology and industry “best
practices.” When the project is complete, OMM will be equipped with the
processes, tools, and technologies needed to better perform its work,
and, therefore, better serve its customers.
The e-Government transformation will provide
OMM, its customers, and stakeholders with secure electronic data exchange
capabilities, improved operating efficiency, and the increased agility and
flexibility to adjust to and meet future business conditions and demands.
When complete, government agencies, industry, and citizens will benefit from
expanded access, faster processing, and greater accuracy of the information
required for decision-making, and OMM will realize additional operational
benefits by developing secure electronic data exchange capabilities.
The magnitude of the OCS Connect effort
warranted the establishment of a Project Management Office (PMO) to drive
the project and oversee its success. The PMO is located in New Orleans,
Louisiana, near the Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR) Office.
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07/22/2008,
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