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US Army Corpsof Engineers ®Civil Works Strategic Direction

Presentation toNational Waterways Conference

Civil Works Strategic Direction

Presentation toNational Waterways Conference

Steven L. Stockton, P.E.Deputy Director of Civil WorksHeadquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Steven L. Stockton, P.E.Deputy Director of Civil WorksHeadquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

8 November 20078 November 2007

US Army Corpsof Engineers ® The Situation

• More people, and more of them choosing to live near water

• Increasing competition for Federal dollars

• Less support for water resources, and Corps, in Congress

• Lack of public understanding of link between infrastructure, quality of life

• Sympathy for “anti-infrastructure” arguments

• Opponents employ more sophisticated techniques to block projects

• Unfriendly OMB

US Army Corpsof Engineers ®

Old Methods Won’t Work inNew Environment

• Single (or limited) purpose projects with small constituencies can't compete with investment opportunities with broad support bases.

• We need to communicate more effectively, not just among ourselves

• If we continue doing what we’ve always done, it will have decreasing effectiveness.

US Army Corpsof Engineers ® Change is Needed

• Organization which pulls together all water resources groups into an effective coalition.

• Should be as broad-based as possible.

• Must adopt same public information, communications and advocacy practices as other trade and industry associations.


Why Strategic Planning?

“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.”

Lewis Carroll


CW Strategic Planning:Shaping the Future

Strategic SegmentsStrategic Segments

Develop ScenariosDevelop Scenarios

Core CompetenciesCore Competencies

Develop Key Success Factors

Develop Key Success Factors

Mission Area Strategic Direction

Mission Area Strategic Direction

FUTURE

FUTURE

UNCERTAINTY

UNCERTAINTY

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Corps of Engineers

Civil Works

Strategic Plan

FY 2004- FY 2009

US Army Corpsof Engineers

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Corps of Engineers

Civil Works

Strategic Plan

FY 2010- FY 2015

US Army Corpsof Engineers


Scenarios do not cover all eventualities, but discover the boundary zone of the future outcomes and expand management’s thinking horizon.

Present FutureHorizon

Plenty of Plenty

New Order

Hard Times andLost Opportunities

Cone of FuturePossibilities

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Scenario-Based Strategic Planning


Civil Works Scenarios:Some Possible Futures for Water Resources

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Cracking Up

Hard Times and Lost Opportunities

New Order

US Army Corpsof Engineers ® The Edge of Disaster

• “Americans are in denial when it comes to facing how vulnerable our Nation is to disaster, be it terrorist attack or Act of God.”

• “Our growing exposure to man made and natural perils is largely rooted in our own negligence as we take for granted the infrastructure handed down to us by earlier generations. Once the envy of the world, our infrastructure is now crumbling.”

• “Resiliency ….must now become our national motto.” “The Edge of Disaster” Stephen Flynn

US Army Corpsof Engineers ® Core Competencies

• Integrator

• National/global perspective

• Balancer

• Systems thinking

• Diverse technical/scientific workforce

• Marshall capabilities

• Integrated delivery

SOUTH AMERICAARGENTINABOLIVIABRAZILCHILECOLOMBIAECUADORPARAGUAYPERUSURINAMURUGUAYVENEZUELA

NORTH AMERICA /CENTRAL AMERICABELIZECANADACOSTA RICAEL SALVADORGREENLANDGUATEMALAHONDURASMEXICONICARAGUAPANAMA

ASIAAFGHANISTANAZERBAIJANBAHRAINCHINAEGYPTGEORGIAINDIAINDONESIAIRAQISRAELJAPANJORDANKAZAKHSTANKUWAITKYRGYZSTANLEBANONMONGOLIAOMANPAKISTANPHILIPPINESQATARSRI LANKASAUDI ARABIASOUTH KOREATHAILANDTAJIKISTANTURKEYU.A.E.VIETNAM

AUSTRALIA/OCEANIAAUSTRALIAEAST TIMORMICRONESIAMARSHALL ISLANDSNEW ZEALANDPALAUTUVALUVANUATU

ANTARCTICA

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EUROPEALBANIAARMENIABELGIUMBOSNIABULGARIACROATIADENMARKESTONIAFINLANDFRANCEGERMANYHUNGARYITALYKOSOVOLITHUANIA MACEDONIAMALTAMOLDOVANETHERLANDSNORWAYPOLANDPORTUGALROMANIARUSSIASERBIASWEDENSWITZERLANDUKRAINEUNITED KINGDOM

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CARIBBEANBAHAMASCUBADOMIN. REPUB.HAITIJAMAICAPUERTO RICOTRINIDAD & TOBAGO

US Army Corps of EngineersUS Army Corps of Engineers Global Engagement

Countries Supported: 100+


Civil Works Strategic Segments

Scope of Activity

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Local Project Fragmented

Regional National/International/Integrated

Low A – Do ItFor Me

D – SaveMe

Medium C – Do ItTogether

High B – Caterto Me

E – Complement Me


Key Success Factors:Where We Need To Be

• Partnerships and alliances

• Leadership in water resources policy

• Comprehensive, sustainable water resource solutions

• Quality workforce

• Institutional knowledge, standards, technical excellence

• Transfer of technologies

• Leverage resources

• Infrastructure to meet contemporary needs

• Broad portfolio of missions

• Risk informed decisions

• Mobilize full capability of Corps team

• Expand and contract operations rapidly

US Army Corpsof Engineers ® Partnerships – Key to Success

We will:• Work with local or regional watershed

councils to develop watershed management plans

• Facilitate discussion among stakeholders with complementary or competing water needs

• Partner with other Federal agencies to address regional water issues

• Provide technical assistance to States and local communities

• Share data and information• Improve watershed models in

cooperation with others


Water Resources Development Act of 2007

President vetoed 2 Nov 07• Concern for overall cost ($23 B),

effect on projects already in pipeline, lack of priorities

• Congressional override votes pending – takes 2/3 in each house

Features of interest:• $7 B for projects in Louisiana.• Independent peer review of USACE

studies.• Streamlines process of de-

authorizing obsolete projects.• Increases participation in watershed

planning.• Creates a National Levee Safety

Program.


The Future of America’sWater Resource

Infrastructure

The Future of America’sWater Resource

Infrastructure

•Now is the time to decide

•National impact is significant

•The great thing about the future is we can change it!

•Now is the time to decide

•National impact is significant

•The great thing about the future is we can change it!

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