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From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Importance: Weeks, Andria -FS 23 Aug 2017 12:52:51 +0000 Snieckus, Mary -FS;Chambers, Lawrence F -FS Clean Copy of FS Reform Proposals FS Reform Plan Proposals 82317.docx High Good morning Mary and Larry, I understand that Dan has a pre-brief this morning at 9 in advance of a briefing with the Secretary at 10. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, (b)(6) m Andria Weeks Acting Chief of Staff Forest Service Washington Office, Business Operations 202-205-5102 f: 202-649-1161 aweeks@fs.fed.us 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 www.fs.fed.us Caring for the land and serving people |(b)(5);Deliber| ative Agency Reforiii Proposal Name -j Scope - USDA and Forest Service Type - Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs are delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Strategic Goal 6: Ensure productive and sustainable use of our National Forest System Lands. Proposal-at-a-Clance Description Justification (b)(5);Deliberative Process Priviieae Measuring Success Affected Stakeholders (b)(5), Deliberl lative Drnrocc Proposal Name: Kb)(5),Deliberative Process Scope:/ a. (b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege Type ^ Eliminating activities USDA Strategic Goals Ensure USDA programs are Delivered Efficiently, Effectively, and with Integrity Strengthen the Stewardship of Private Lands through Technology and Research Proposal-at-a-Glance Justification c. [(b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege d. e. !b)(5):Deliberative Process Privilege Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action 1(b)(5).Deliberative Process Privilege Measuring Success (b)(5) Deliberative Process Privilege Affected Stakeholders tb)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege Mechanism: Statutory: [(b)(5).Deliberative Process Privilege Budget and FTE changes (b)(5), Deliber| lative Drnrocc Proposal Name: Scope: \ (b)(5):Deliberative Process Privilege Type Eliminating activities Restructuring or merging activities > Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness Workforce management (improve performance, increase accountability, and/or reduce cost/size) USDA Strategic Goals This proposal is consistent with USDA Strategic Goals: GOAL I: Ensure USDA programs are Delivered Efficiently, Effectively, and with Integrity GOAL 6: Ensure Productive and Sustainable Use of our National Forest System Lands Proposal-at-a-Giance Description Short explanation of the existing issue and rationale for the proposed change. (1-2 paragraphs) Justification Supporting Evidence Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action Measuring Success Affected Stakeholders Mechanism: Administrative./ (b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege Budget and FTE changes (1-2 paragraphs) Short term: Long term: (b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege (b)(5) Deliberl alive Drr>i-Qcc (b)(5).Deliber ative Drnrocc Scope - USDA Forest Service Type - improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs are delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Strategic Goal 6: Ensure productive and sustainable use of our National Forest System Lands. Proposal-at-a-Glance 1(b)(5).Deliberative Process Pnvilege Description National Forests were originally envisioned as working forests with multiple objectives to improve and protect the forest, secure favorable watershed conditions, and to furnish a continuous supply of timber for use by citizens of the United States. During the post-World War II housing boom, national forests were viewed as a ready supply of building material resulting in high volume outputs that peaked in the 1980s. This era had a significant influence on our forest management culture and associated internal direction that persists to this day. Supporting Evidence Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action FY17: Project initiated, breadth and depth of problem/issues described, potential program changes identified. FY18: Problem/issues further refined, potential program changes identified, top priority program changes identified and selected, and work initiated. FYI9: Short-term changes have been implemented, long-term changes have been initiated Measuring Success Mechanism Administrative/Regulatory. | (b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege Budget and FTE changes b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Proposal Name: (b)(5),Deliber ative Drneocc Scope - Forest Service Type S Workforce management (improve performance, increase accountability, and/or reduce cost/size S Restructuring or merging activities USDA Strategic Goals STRATEGIC GOAL 1: Ensure USDA programs are Delivered Efficiently, Effectively, and with Integrity Objective 1.1: Modernize information technology infrastructure, facilities, and support services to improve the customer experience Objective 1.4: Improve financial stewardship of resources and utilize data-driven analyses to maximize the return on investment STRATEGIC GOAL 5: Strengthen the Stewardship of Private Lands through Technology and Research Objective 5.1: Enhance conservation planning with science-based tools and information Objective 5.2: Promote productive working lands STRATEGIC GOAL 6: Ensure Productive and Sustainable Use of our National Forest System Lands Objective 6.1: Contribute to the Economic Health of Rural Communities through Use and Access Opportunities Objective 6.2: Ensure Lands and Watersheds are Sustainable, Healthy, and Productive Objective 6.3: Mitigate Wildfire Risk Proposal-at-a-Glance b)(6);Deliberative Process Privilege Description b)(5);Deliberafive Process Privilege 1(b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege Justification  tb)(s);Deliberative Process Privilege (b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege eliberative Process Privilege Supporting Evidence 'b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege Measuring Success Affected Stakeholders (b)(5),Deliber| ' live Mechanism: Administrative.; [o~g Budget and FTE changes (b)(5),Deliberative Process privilege Implications for other agencies b)(5) Deliberative Process Privilege (b)(5). Dellbeq ative Bmoas__ (b)(5),Deliber ative Dmrftfp_____ __ Proposal Name: Scope Forest Service Type ^ Restructuring or merging activities S Improving organizational efficiency and effectiveness S Workforce management USDA Strategic Goals Ensure USDA programs arc Delivered Efficiently, Effectively, and with Integrity Proposai-at-a-Glance Description (b)(5): Del iber| lative Drorocc Proposed timeline: FY 2017 - Early FY 2018 -;' (b)(5) Deliberative Process Privilege Early-Mid FY 2018-Y Measuring Success Affected Stakeholders Internal stakeholders./" (b)(5);Deliberatrve Process Privilege Proposal Name: (b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege Scope: Forest Service Type S Eliminating activities. S Restructuring or merging activities: S Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness: USDA Strategic Goals Strategic goal #1: Ensure USDA programs are Delivered Efficiently, Effectively, and with Integrity. Proposal-at-a-Glance . ( b)(5).Deliberative Process Privilege Description What arc vou proposing?/ ... ,, ,,. --------------------- 1------ c(b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege What problem are you trying to solve? / (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Justification Why is this good government? (b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege f How will this lead to efficiencies, cost savings, and/or workforce reductions? (b)(5) Deliberative Process Privilege How will your reform improve custom^^^gn^e fi^Up^s^OTistituents?[ (b)(5).Deliber ative Drrw~Qcc_________ Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action Mechanism: Administrative./ Budget and FTEchanges 1(b)(5): Deliberative Process Privilege (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege 1(b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege Scope - USDA Forest Service Type - Restructuring or merging activities USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal I: Ensure USDA programs are delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Proposal-at-a-Glance Supporting Evidence________________ |(b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege 1 Process Privilege ))(5) Deliberative Process I Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action Affected Stakeholders Internal and External stakeholders./ (b)(5):Deliberative Process Privilege Mechanism Budget and FTE changes No significant budgetary or FTE changes are anticipated. Implications for other agencies (optional) Other USDA agencies will not be impacted by this agency reform. (b)(5) Deliberative Process Privilege (b)(5).Deliber| ative Prrvi~Qcc (b)(5); Del i ber| ative Drnrocc (b)(5);Deliber| ative Proposal I mu Scope - Forest Service Type Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs are delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Strategic Goal 6: Ensure productive and sustainable use of our National Forest System Lands. Proposal at a Glance Description -f Justification Supporting Evidence (b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege (b)(5).Deliberative Process Privilege Affected Stakeholders - Budget and FTE changes - i Deliberative Process Privilege Mechanism - Rcgulatory.P<5>Dellbera!lve Process Pnvilege b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Scope - USDA Forest Service Type - improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs are delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Strategic Goal 6: Ensure productive and sustainable use of our National Forest System Lands. Proposal-at-a-Glance |(b)(5).Deliberative Process Privilege tb)(5). Deliberative Process Privilege b)(5),Deliberat lb)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege 2. Description Justification Supporting Evidence (b)(5) Deliberative Process Privilege 1(b)(5).Deliberative Process Privilege Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action FY2017 FY2019 Measuring Success__________________ 1(b)(5) Deliberative Process Privilege Affected Stakeholders Internal and external General public (constituents. Mechanism Administrative/Legislative: (b)(5);Deliber ative Prnroec Budget and FTK changes 1(b)(5), Deliberl ative Proposal Name: Scope Forest Service Type Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness USDA Strategic Goals USDA Strategic Goal 6.3 Mitigate Wildfire Risk USDA Strategic Goal 6.2 Ensure Lands and Watersheds are Sustainable, Healthy and Productive Proposal-at-a-Glanee 1(b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege 'b)(o) Deliberative Process Privilege Description (b)(5), Deliber ative Drrv~occ_________ Justification |(b)(5):Deliberative Process Privilege Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action Affected Stakeholders Internal and External (b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege Mechanism: Administrative. 1 (b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege Budget and FTE changes This Initiative does not require any budget or FTE changes/ -------------------------------------------------------- "ttrltStnetftjeiarrre'ProcBSirPrivilege !b)(5),Deliberative Process Prji'vEilesgteim- ated savings offb < c^iibe million. Implications for other agencies There would be limited or no impacts to other USDA agencies. \ (b)(b) Deliberative Process Privilege (b)(5), Deliber ative Drorocc Proposal Name: | Scope Interagency - Forest Service >)(5) Deliberative Process Privilege Type Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs are delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Strategic Goal 6: Ensure productive and sustainable use of our National Forest System Lands. Proposal at a Glance a. b. c. b)(5); Deliberative Process Privilege Description ^b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege a) 1(b)(5).Deliberative Process Privilege b) c) d) Affected Stakeholders Mechanism Budget and FTE changes (b)(5);Deliber| ative implications for other agencies (optional) Scope: Forest Service Type (select one) - Supports all actions below / Eliminating activities J Restructuring or merging activities S Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness Workforce management (improve performance, increase accountability, and/or reduce cost/size) USDA Strategic Goals Identify which of the new USDA Strategic Goals (see Appendix A) will the reform proposal help achieve: Ensure USDA programs are Delivered Efficiently, Effectively, and with Integrity; Ensure Productive and Sustainable Use of our National Forest System Lands Proposal-at-a-Glance Description Short explanation of the existing issue and rationale for the proposed change. Justification Projected result/outcomes, both positive and negative. Supporting Evidence What We Learned in 2013: What Is Different About This Proposal for 2017: Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action b)(5).Deliberative Process Privilege F vnege |(b)(5),De!iberative Process Privilege Affected Stakeholders Internal stakeholders: I Budget and FTE changes This proposal requires no budget or FJE changes ,to.implement;... ige L (b)(5);Deliber ative . Prrw-QCC (b)(5), Deliber| ative Drneocc Proposal mu Scope - Forest Service Type - Improve Organization efficiencies & effectiveness USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal I: Ensure USDA programs are delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Strategic Goal 6: Ensure productive and sustainable use of our National Forest System Lands. Proposal-at-a-Glanee (b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege Description Justification Supporting Evidence Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action FY2017 -FY2019 Measuring Success__________ [b)(5):Deliberative Process Privilege Affected Stakeholders 1(b)(5),Deliberative Process Privilege Mechanism Statutory, regulatory, and administrative Budget and FTE changes - No significant budgetary or FTE changes are anticipated.