Functional Area: Policies and Organization
Executive Sponsor
Roseann Gonzales, Director, Program and Policy Services
Reclamation will refine the balance between centralized policy and oversight with its current effective, decentralized operational organization in order to meet future challenges.
| Action Item No. |
Action Item | Time Frame | Team Leader | Results |
| 4 | Identify structured decision-making process gaps and potential remedies, with particular attention to the recommendations from “Review and Decision Making in Reclamation.” More | 03/2006 - 12/2006 | James Hess | Available |
| 5 | Refine and clarify delegations of authority within the agency to ensure that they are commensurate with assigned responsibility, including appropriate training of line management with regard to authorities. This will allow Reclamation to respond effectively to the needs of its customers and other stakeholders in a manner that is consistent throughout the agency and which enhances the agency’s credibility at all levels. More | 03/2006 - 08/2006 | Shannon Kerstiens | Available |
| 6 | Identify “policy gaps” created by sunsetting of the Reclamation Instructions (i.e., missing or inadequate Reclamation Manual Policy, Directives and Standards, technical guidance) that are critical to addressing current and near-term issues and challenges. More | 08/2006 - 10/2006 | Shannon Kerstiens | Available |
| 7 | Expedite the development of policy, directives and standards, and technical guidance determined necessary in the preceding step to assure that local decision-making is consistent with Reclamation’s philosophy and stewardship responsibilities. More | 10/2006 - 12/2007 | Shannon Kerstiens | Available |
| 8 | Consider the scenarios discussed in Chapter Five of the NRC Report and what refinements, if any, to Reclamation’s organizational structure may be useful in meeting future challenges under each of these scenarios. More | 03/2006 - 01/2007 | Lisa Vehmas | Available |
Last Updated: March 21, 2008