1. OMB Status 03/31/05 Monday, June 6, 2005 OMB Progress 03/31/05 Vicki Novak Tom Luedtke Gwen SykesPat DunningtonGwen Sykes Best in Government! Steps to GreenSteps to Yellow Best in Government! 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 Mission Directorates submitted FY 2007 POP Budgets to CFO. Continued developing integrated 2006 NASA Strategic Plan and FY 2005 PAR development and production process schedules covering June 2005 through March 2006. This week The Comptroller and PA&E will hold FY 2007 POP budget reviews with Mission Directorates. Brief Offices of PA&E and Strategic Communication on PAR and Strategic Planning processes and resource needs. Best in Government! Primary Challenge Implement IT security plans consistent with NIST guidance, including C&A, contingency planning, and risk assessment. Anticipated Next Steps Challenges to Maintain Green: 06/2005. Completing quarterly FISMA status report (due 6/15/05), working towards 100% of Agency IT systems secure by Q4 FY 2005. Ensure migration plans, MOUs, are in place for all E-Gov initiatives. Submit quarterly report (5/15/05) stating NASA has no planned IT acquisitions duplicative of E-Gov initiatives and LoBs. Finalize implementation milestones for all E-Gov and LoB initiatives. Last week Prepared NASA’s PTB III goals for E-Government. IG review of NASA MOUs / MOAs postponed. Prepared E-Gov section of PMA 2005 Agency Report to Employees. Semi-annual update to NASA Enterprise Architecture submitted 5/31/05. E-authentication MOU signed 5/31/05. Prepared NASA’s HSPD-12 plan and associated budget. This week Preparing quarterly FISMA summary report (due to OMB on 6/15/05). Finalizing HSPD-12 plan (due to OMB on 6/27/05). Improve NASA’s overall financial management through implementation of the OCFO Strategic Initiatives. Primary Challenge Improve data quality in the new accounting system, establish internal controls, and regain an unqualified audit opinion. Last Week Continued to work on implementing the revised OMB guidance on Internal Controls and Financial Reporting. Worked with Centers to provide assistance with Data Analysis and Reconciliations Worked with Ernst and Young Auditors during on-site visit to JSC. Updated DCAA audit procedures to address concerns of Ernst and Young Auditors. Finalized Fund Balance with Treasury reconciliation procedures. This Week Working with Ernst and Young auditors during on-site visit to KSC. Updating the remediation plan relating to property audit findings. Working on Financial Management Internal Controls self assessments. Updating Center Monitoring Controls procedures. Achieve “Green” status from OMB. Primary Challenge Need approval from OMB that NASA has completed all tasks required for “green” status. Last week All 2005 FAIR Act inventories were received from the Centers. The Agency’s inventory is due to OMB by June 30th. The inventories are being consolidated by the Office of Human Resources. This Week The Agency Competitive Sourcing Team continues to work issues concerning Center justifications for work considered to be commercial in nature but not subject to competition (Reason Code A). According to the new guidance from OMB, this information must be submitted by the Agencies along with the FAIR Act Inventories. Anticipated Next Steps At this time, NASA expects to achieve “green” status no later than the 4th Quarter of FY 2005. Primary Challenge Maintain green status by assuring that best practices are sustained and diffused throughout Agency as well as shared externally. Last Week Briefing to senior management on Agency results from government- wide survey (2004 Human Capital Survey) conducted in November 2004). Provided comments on OPM’s draft bill on the Civil Service Modernization Act of 2005. This Week Meeting scheduled with representatives from OMB and OPM to review NASA’s status and progress for the third quarter deliverables for FY 2005.

2. Page 2 – Monday, June 6, 2005 OMB Progress 03/31/05 Jeff Sutton Rex Geveden Steps to Yellow Steps to Green Comply with Federal Real Property Council real property asset management guidance. Primary Challenge Complete Real Property Asset Management Plan and establish Performance Measures in accordance with Federal Real Property Council (FRPC) guidance. Anticipated Next Steps Continue work on performance measures, including Mission Dependency Index and facility operating costs. Complete Real Property Asset Management Plan. Last Week Review data submitted by Centers for FRPC performance measures; inventory, performance measures and capital improvement plans). Continue Headquarters review of Draft NASA Real Property Asset Management Plan. This Week Continuing review of data submitted by Centers for FRPC performance measures; Contact Centers about any questions related to their FRPC data submissions. Continued Headquarters review of Draft NASA Real Property Asset Management Plan. Primary Challenge Obtain green status by demonstrating that R&D programs are of high quality -75% of those assessed using the R&D PART receive ratings of "Moderately Effective" or better. Anticipated Next Steps Develop an action plan with the Program Management Council for quarterly use of R&D criteria and past performance information in planning, coordinating, and assessing R&D activities. Last week Working to determine the impact of the new governance structure on the role of the Program Management Councils. This week Nothing new to report. Real Property R&D Investment Criteria OMB Status 03/31/05