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<br />, ' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />In 2005, the Center will review several of its programs for cooperative . <br />programming with other agencies, outsourcing, to create greater overall program <br />effectiveness. Some GCMRC programs could potentially realize improved coordination <br />and effectiveness by working more closely with other science programs in other agencies. <br />Such decisions and lor actions would not remove the current program or its requirements <br />from the GCD AMP, but simply transfer its management oversight to another <br />government entity. Also, some programs and or functions will be reviewed to determine <br />if outsourcing will result in greater overall benefit to GCMRC and AMP. The Chief, <br />program managers, and staff will first need to evaluate any impacts of change to overall <br />program effectiveness before final recommendations are made to AMWG. <br /> <br />The intensive planning and design requirements for GCMRC in 2005/2006 will <br />require GCMRC to access some specialists through short tenn contracts to insure timely <br />accomplishments. For example fisheries and aquatic food base efforts in both native and <br />non-native fishes require significant activities in FY 2005 to respond to program planning <br />and operation needs. <br /> <br />New staffing strategies are needed for FY 2005 and the period FY 2006-2009. <br />Selected immediate adjustments are necessary in staffing to accommodate intensive <br />planning and assessment needs, A longer-tenn strategy is needed to accommodate <br />potential program changes currently being evaluated in the new planning direction. <br /> <br />In FY 2005 the Center strategy is to utilize Science Advisors, external science . <br />organizations, and potential staff additions to provide critical needs in planning, reviews <br />and program operations. Staffing support will be evaluated in the area of fisheries, <br />aquatic ecology, and information technology. <br /> <br />Parallel to GCMRC's development of its FY 2007/2008 programs, the Center will <br />develop a new staffing strategy. That strategy wiJl strive to design future GCMRC <br />science programs around a core of permanent program managers and scientists, with <br />specialty science and support needs obtained through contracts, term appointments and <br />cooperative agreements. The strategy is intended to provide greater operations <br />effectiveness. It will be reflected in the FY 2007/2008 2 Year Comprehensive Science <br />Plan. .~ <br /> <br />GCMRC program funding problems, both in planning and project allocations, are <br />having a highly negative impact on Center staff and programs. Several strategies are <br />necessary to gain short and long-term improvements as follows: <br /> <br />. AMWG's Budget Ad Hoc Committee should host collaborative workshops <br />with GCMRC in FY 2005 and 2006 to refine 2 year program and budget <br />planning strategies, procedures, protocols etc. This would permit maximum <br />understanding and efficiency in the budget process and permit opportunities <br />for enhancing the GCD AMP budget. <br /> <br />USGS SBSC GCMRC Strategic Science Plan - FY 2005-2009 <br />Draft, October 22, 2004 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />30 <br />