OMB Status 4/11//03

Monday, November 10, 2003

OMB Progress 4/11/03

Vicki Novak Tom

Luedtke Gwen Brown

Pat Dunnington

Steve Isakowitz

Steps to Green Steps to Yellow Steps to Yellow Steps to Yellow Steps to Green1. Assess and report on success

and future actions that will be taken as a result of the implementation of the strategic human capital plan.

2. Provide information as to how NASA makes meaningful performance distinctions in its 2-level performance system.

Primary Challenge

OPM and OMB evaluation of

two actions are subjective; there

are no clear,established

success guidelines.

Last week

1. Developed initial list of HC successes and future actions to be incorporated into the SHC Implementation Plan, Rev.2.

This week

1. Request feedback from small senior management group on activities recommended for 2004 SHCIP.

1. Publicly announce a standard A-76 competition.

Primary Challenge

Finalizing the site selection to prevent schedule impact to the NSSC competition.

Last week• The ACST and the ATO met

with potential consultants to assist the ATO in developing the NSSC’s MEO.

• LaRC submitted nominations for Center competition source selection officials to the Agency Competitive Sourcing Official. A telecon was held with the LaRC contracting officer and deputy procurement officer to discuss the nominees, as well as the status of the LaRC public/private competition.

This week• The ACST is continuing the

development of the Agency plan for getting to green. We plan to discuss it with OMB soon.

1. Improve the manner in which Agency makes performance distinctions among non-SES employees.

2. Demonstrate marginal cost of achieving performance goals.

Primary Challenge

No clear criteria for successfully

demonstrating that marginal cost

of changing performance goals

can be estimated.

Last week

1. Continued coordination of PAR with Enterprises

This week

1. Distribute final review copy of PAR.

2. Finalize examples of marginal cost trades performed for OMB.

1. Bring business cases for major systems to an acceptable level.

2. Cost/schedule/performance overruns/shortfalls on projects cannot exceed 30%.

Primary ChallengeMeeting IT security challenges given implementation of new NIST standards.

Last week 1. Working with Enterprise CIOs to

facilitate delivery to OMB (by 11/3) of revised business cases for eleven mission-specific investments.

This week1. OMB concurred on Agency action

plan to meet 11/03 due date, and 11/10 extension, for revised mission business cases.

2. EOSDIS, and NCCS submitted on 11/03, as requested by OMB. 9 due on 11/10; 10 due on 12/01.

1. Resolve remaining material weaknesses, and bring systems into compliance with FFMIA.

2. Issue unqualified assurance statement under FFMIA.

Primary Challenge Given that PWC cannot meet any

accelerated dated for the FY 2003 audit opinion/PAR, primary issue is to maintain unqualified audit opinion during transition to new accounting system.

Last week1. PWC IT audit has identified one

reportable condition on overall security and organizational structure of IFMP. NASA Management will have opportunity to discuss draft finding with PWC.

2. PwC has yet to finalized process for the May to September population issue. PWC not yet clear on required selection criteria, NASA management continues to work with PWC.

This week1. May-Sep sample analysis2. Finalize DCAA reports on

property issues3. Work w/PWC on Draft F/S