Vicki Novak Tom Luedtke Gwen Brown Pat Dunnington

Vicki Novak Tom Luedtke Gwen Brown Pat Dunnington Steve Isakowitz OMB Status 12/18/03 OMB Progress 12/18/03 Maintaining Excellence Primary Challenge Maintain green status by delivering on Proud to Be commitments and assuring that best practices are sustained and diffused throughout agency. Last week 1. Working with OPM staff to resolve their comments on NASA’s Workforce Plan (for NASA Human Capital legislation; OPM approval required before plan submitted to Congress). This week 1. Working on 12 Q 2, 2004, deliverables. 2. Scheduling 2 nd Quarter meeting with OPM and OMB. Steps to Green 1. Develop a “green” plan acceptable to OMB. 2. Primary Challenge 3. Finalize the site selection to 4. prevent schedule impact to the NSSC competition. Last week 1. All consultants are in place on both sides of the firewall for the La. RC Metallic Test Article and General and Precision Machining. 2. The draft Acquisition Plan for NSSC was posted to the Fed. Biz. Opps website for public comment. Steps to Yellow 1. Overcome Disclaimer of an Audit Opinion on the FY 2003 Financial Statements, overcome material weaknesses, and bring systems into compliance with FFMIA. 2. Primary Challenge 3. Primary issue is to regain an unqualified audit opinion and improve the data quality within the new accounting system. 4. Last week 5. Continued to work with all of the Centers and the Competency Center towards improved data quality within IFMP. Steps to Green 1. Acceptable business cases for all major systems. 2. Bring operational IT systems within 90% secure threshold. 3. Reduce cost/schedule overruns to 10% standard. 4. Primary Challenge Meeting IT security challenges given implementation of new NIST standards. Last week 1. E-Payroll Steering Committee meeting 2/23 with DOI to discuss implementation plan and schedule. NASA August 2004 is priority for DOI. Technically doable - FY 04 NASA cost is issue. This week § The ACST plans to meet with the NSSC ATO concerning the issue of incumbency and whether certain information is proprietary and/or competition-sensitive data that should not be released to all potential competitors. 6. This week 7. Continue the work efforts for improving IFMP data quality, financial reporting and results for FY 2004. 2. Pre-scorecard discussions with OMB conducted Feb. 26 th. Maintaining Excellence Primary Challenge Maintain green status by delivering on Proud to Be commitments and assuring that best practices are sustained and diffused throughout agency. Last week 1. 2006 Budget kickoff at GSFC. 2. 2006 Budget guidelines released. 3. ISO audit of Agency strategy and performance planning process. This week 1. Developing plan for 2006 Strategic Plan. 2. Updating detailed proud-tobe action plan. This week 1. Continue IT Security planning restructuring based on Feb. 26 th OMB feedback. 2. Scheduling meeting with Karen Evans. 3. Scorecard prep with functional offices to assess status for Q 2 FY 2004 and demonstrate successful completion of Proud to Be and passback actions. Monday, March 1, 2004