Bureau Operations Subactivity more sites receive the technology in FY 2002, all USGS gateways to the Internet will have similar protection. Museum Curation Program - The Central Region began an effort to preserve collections assembled by USGS scientists. Working with the USGS property management staff, the Central Region catalogued and photographed museum-worthy items from scientists' travels and studies dating back to the 1930s. Proper storage cabinets and suitable space are now available to house these collections, which will be available for others to study and view. Justification of Program Change 2003 Request Program Change $(000) 85,130 -1,368 Enterprise GIS - The FY 2003 funding increase (+$1,000) for Enterprise GIS is to conduct a user needs and requirements analysis for GIS capabilities to support USGS integrated science activities, establish an Enterprise GIS Office under the direction of the GIO, and pilot test the application of mobile GIS to facilitate field data processing. By providing the ability to integrate geospatially referenced hydrologic, biologic, geologic, and topographic data, Enterprise GIS establishes the foundation essential for USGS program officials and DOI land and resource managers who need cost effective and convenient access to a consistent geospatial data environment as the basis for integrated science and effective and informed decisionmaking. The needs assessment and requirements analysis will be conducted to provide an inventory of USGS spatial data holdings, and tools and training requirements to identify the content of Enterprise GIS for USGS. Development of enterprise-level GIS tools and data will assist USGS in contributing to the goals of making data available and interoperable in compliance with National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). The USGS collects vast holdings of earth sciencerelated data. Some of these data are the primary data sources for NSDI Framework geospatial data layers (e.g., elevation, hydrography) required by States and other Federal Agencies. Similarly, USGS collects and manages other thematic geospatial data such as geologic mapping, water quality and quantity information, and species and habitat data. Enterprise GIS will help accelerate the collection of Framework geospatial data as part of the USGS contribution into the NSDI (and Geospatial One-Stop). Most importantly, Enterprise GIS will enhance the value and availability of all geographically referenced USGS data to agencies and individuals who rely on the data to make natural resource, land planning, emergency management and response, and other land management decisions. Ultimately, having an enterprise approach to GIS, and having tools and technology to function seamlessly with shared datasets will enable USGS customers and partners to make more informed and timely decisions. Accessible Data Transfer - The decrease (-$1,635) reduces funding for accessible data transfer (ADT) from $4.989 million to $3.35 million in FY 2003. Included in this reduction is $346,000 that will be transferred to the DOI Working Capital fund to support development of a DOI Enterprise Architecture. The ADT funds were used to expand the core network infrastructure that forms the Intranet backbone to provide enhanced interoperability and improved data exchange for USGS scientists and their partners and customers, as well as about $1 million in associated equipment purchases. The USGS network backbone is leased, as are the connections for greater bandwidth that were put in for the National Earthquake Information Center and other major USGS facilities. During FY 2001, DOD discontinued Science Support providing free Internet service to the USGS. The USGS is pursuing other Internet Service Provider (ISP) arrangements in FY 2002. This service costs approximately $1 million. In FY 2002, this cost will be covered by the funds that had purchased equipment. In order to maintain the Internet Service Provider in FY 2003, USGS will cancel leases for upgraded network lines to several USGS science centers. The decrease of -$733 includes a reduction of -$103 for travel and transportation and -$630 in streamlining savings resulting from organizational restructuring and workforce balancing. 334 Payments to the National Business Center Subactivity Payments to the National Business Center Subactivity The Department's National Business Center (NBC) provides efficient and cost effective, standardized, electronic-based administrative systems and automated data processing services to USGS. The funds provide management and support services related to the Federal Financial System (FFS), Fixed Assets and Inventory Subsystem, Interior Department Electronic Acquisition System (IDEAS), and the Procurement Data Reporting System. Uncontrollable cost increases for this activity total $4,115, of which $3,979 will be budgeted and $136 will be absorbed through increased efficiencies. Activity Summary Funds for this activity are used to provide safe and functional workspace and facilities for accomplishing the bureau's mission. This activity provides for rental payments to the General Services Administration (GSA), to private lessors, and to cooperators for space holdings nationwide; operations and maintenance of USGS real property holdings; and deferred maintenance and capital improvement needs. In addition to the appropriated funds included in this activity, customers, through the reimbursable program, and USGS programs provide funds for USGS recurring facilities costs. Nearly 75 percent of the requested funds are used for rental payments. The USGS occupies a total of 4.4 million net rentable square feet of space in about 220 GSA buildings nationwide, making USGS one of the largest users of GSA space within the Department. The remaining 25 percent of requested funds is used for operation and maintenance and deferred maintenance and capital improvement of USGS owned facilities. The USGS has 35 owned installations on approximately 2,100 acres. This includes biological science centers (9); biological field and research stations (7); the EROS Data Center; geomagnetic, seismic, and volcano observatories (10); a Water Resources district office; and other miscellaneous owned property such as a gaging station, storage annex, and warehouses (7). Deferred maintenance and capital improvement funds are used to address the highest priority USGS facility and equipment needs to conform to safety and environmental standards. In FY 2002, the Congress provided unrequested funding increases for facilities including an increase of $2,000,000 for the Leetown research center expansion and $2,250,000 for the Center for Coastal Geology in Florida. The funding provided for the construction of the Center for Coastal Geology in St. Petersburg, FL, is for a cooperative effort between the Survey and the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership. The Partnership is providing a two-to-one match for the costs of constructing this science facility. The Rental Payments component of the Facilities activity funds payments to GSA, private lessors, and cooperators for space occupied by the USGS nationwide. This component funds the appropriated portion of the rental payments. Costs are also funded from the reimbursable program and USGS programs. Although the USGS has unique facility requirements necessary to support its science, it relies heavily on GSA to meet these needs. GSA has been an active partner in providing modern laboratory and other support space, which are key to the efficient and effective performance of USGS research and analysis on a host of critical environmental, natural resources, and hazards concerns. Recent Accomplishments Phase 4 of a renovation project to modemize laboratory space at the John Wesley Powell Federal Building in Reston, Virginia, was completed. Covering 8,000 square feet of laboratories, the renovations added vital building systems such as emergency power generation for fume hoods and centralized acid neutralization. The modernized labs feature upgraded casework, benches, and equipment and new life-safety, mechanical, and electrical systems. The USGS vacated 7,600 square feet of laboratories for renovations included in phase 5, which is scheduled to be completed by mid-FY 2003. This 11-phase, $31 million renovation project utilizes contributions of $28.1 million from GSA and $2.9 million from the USGS and is anticipated to continue through FY 2005. Eastern Region Physical Security Enhancements and Facility Condition Assessments - With an increased emphasis on security at Federal facilities, security upgrades were completed at a number of USGS sites in the region. These measures included methods for better identification of Federal employees and contractors; enhanced security of facilities and government property with improved barriers, locks, surveillance, and lighting; and increased monitoring of facilities with internal and external security resources. Facilities Planning - The Region successfully developed a strategic Facilities Planning Document for the 26 States east of the Mississippi. The plan was based on an assessment of future science directions for the Region into future fiscal years and facility requirements necessary to support those missions. 338 |