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Management and Budget Office
The Management and Budget Office (MBO) of NOAAs National Ocean Service (NOS) is the focal point for all planning, management, budget, internal and external communication, and education activities at NOS Headquarters. In this role, MBO supports the NOS Assistant Administrator and nine program offices and staff offices. The Office also provides expertise, products, and services that help NOS accomplish its mission to maintain safe and healthy coastal ecosystems and to provide for safe marine navigation for the nation. The office director serves as the Associate Assistant Administrator for Management and NOS Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer.
The Office develops policy; provides advice, support, and guidance to all NOS components; and disseminates policies and regulations to program and staff offices on a wide array of administrative management activities. These include operations, budget, facility management, safety, security, environmental compliance, procurement and grants management, strategic planning, organizational development, human resources management, employee development, workforce planning, financial management, Freedom of Information Act requests, Inspector General and General Accounting Office audits, memoranda of understanding, and interagency agreements. MBO offers planning, data synthesis and assessment, and advanced technical services (e.g., geographic information system and Web mapping, database development, and information visualization tools) to NOS and NOAA program and staff offices. These services promote integration of program capabilities across NOS and NOAA to ensure more effective and efficient delivery of products and services to the coastal community. The Office works to build capacity within NOS and NOAA by collaborating with internal partners to define problems and issues, identify information needs, assemble and synthesize relevant data, develop strategies, evaluate options, and develop products and results that contribute and support better coastal resource management decision-making. (top) |
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