HRMFFA - TASC Presentation 08-20-08

Frank RobertsExecutive Director

Collaborating to Capture Capabilities for the Future of Hampton Roads

Briefingfor

August 20, 2008

430A World Trade Center Norfolk, VA 23510 757-644-6324 www.hrmffa.org

BACKGROUND

MANAGEMENT / OPERATIONS

CHARTER• Created by Hampton Roads Mayors & Chairs Caucus after 2005 BRAC• Incorporated as a 501c(4) in March 2006 • Funding

• Per capita from 13 Hampton Roads municipalities• Private Sector Board fees• Commonwealth grants (2007, 2008)

• 13 Public Sector Directors (ex officio) Chesapeake* Franklin Hampton Isle of Wight James City Newport News* Norfolk * Poquoson Portsmouth Suffolk VA Beach* Williamsburg York* * = Executive Committee• < 10 Private Sector Directors• 3 officers (Executive Director, Secretary, Treasurer)• 3 full-time staff (executive, ops, admin functions)• Experienced government relations team in DC• Consulting/technical support (contract as required)• Retired flag officers group & local reps working group

Collaborating to Collaborating to capture capabilities capture capabilities

for the future of for the future of Hampton RoadsHampton Roads

Promote & protect the common good & welfare of the residents of 13 Hampton Roads

communities

MISSION

GOAL

Protect, preserve, & grow military & federal capabilities in Hampton Roads

Advocate & influence federal legislation• Near-, mid-, & long-term actions

HRMFFA jurisdictions Regional organizations Military & federal leaders

HRMFFA INTEREST AREA10 cities 3 counties1,572,148 residents

Congressional Districts:1st – Rob Wittman2nd – Thelma Drake3rd – Bobby Scott4th – Randy Forbes

General Assembly summary10 Senate Districts23 Delegate Districts

21%ofVA

HRMFFA“shareholders”

DEPARTMENT of AGRICULTURE

Animal & Plant Health Inspection

Service

Farm Services Agency Center



Service


Service

DEPARTMENT of COMMERCE

NOAA Marine Ops

CenterAtlantic

Numerous other NOAA

sites & offices

DEPARTMENT of DEFENSE

Fentress OLF

Naval Security Group(Northwest)

Dam Neck Annex

NAS Oceana

Ft Story

Navy ExchangeCommand

Little Creek Amphibious Base

Ft Eustis

Norfolk Naval

Shipyard

USJFCOM Joint Warfighting

Center

Naval Medical Center

Craney Island

Naval Station

Joint Forces Staff College

Naval Support Activity

Camp Elmore / Camp Allen

Army Corps of Engineers

FT Monroe

Langley AFB

Camp Peary

Cheatham Annex

Naval Weapons

Station

LafayetteRiverAnnex

Hampton Roads Naval

Museum

Army Research

Lab

Advanced Ship

Integration Center

ARCOIC

DEPARTMENT of ENERGY

Jefferson Laboratory

DEPARTMENT of HOMELAND SECURITY

USCG 5th District

HQ

USCG Training Center

Customs & Border

Protection

Customs & Border

Protection

Secret Service

USCG Atlantic

Area HQ

USCG Integrated Support

Command

USCG Maintenance &

Logistics Command

DEPARTMENT of INTERIOR

Cape Henry Memorial

National Park

Colonial National Historic Park Yorktown National

Cemetery / Battlefield

Colonial National

Historic Park

Jamestown National

Historic Site

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Plum Tree Island

National Wildlife Refuge

DEPARTMENT of JUSTICE

US District Court

US District Court

Camp Peary

FBI

ATF

Drug Enforcement

Agency

Drug Enforcement

Agency

DEPARTMENT of LABOR

Area Office

DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


National Defense Reserve Fleet

Maritime AdministrationSouth Atlantic

Region

DEPARTMENT of VETERAN’S AFFAIRS

VAMedicalCenter

& Cemetery

Veteran’sCenter

HamptonNational

Cemetery

VARehabilitation

Services

VACommunity

Based Outpatient

Center

FEDERAL AGENCIES

NASA Langley

ResearchCenter

EEOC

GAO

OPM

GSA

GSA

GSA

GSA

GSA

SSASSA

SSASSA

SSA

SSA

FEDERAL FACILITIES – BIG PICTURE

Maritime Administration National Defense

Reserve Fleet

NASA Langley

ResearchCenter

Cape Henry Memorial

National Park

Colonial National Historic Park

Colonial National

Historic Park

Jamestown National

Historic Site

US District Court

Camp Peary

USCG 5th District HQ

Fentress OLF

Naval Support ActivityNorthwest Annex

Ft Story



USJFCOM Joint Warfighting Center


Craney Island

Naval Station





Cheatham Annex

Naval Weapons Station

LafayetteRiverAnnex

Yorktown National Cemetery / Battlefield

HamptonNational

Cemetery




Service


FBI

ATF

DEA

EEOC

GAO

OPM

GSA

GSA

GSA

GSA

GSA

SSASSA

SSA

SSA

SSA

SSA

Ft Eustis


Service

Norfolk Naval

Shipyard



DOL Area Office

Secret Service

Dam Neck Annex

NAS Oceana

Veteran’sCenter

US District Court

VAMedicalCenter

& Cemetery


FT Monroe


Service

DEA

Customs & Border

Protection

Customs & Border

Protection

USCG Atlantic

Area HQ

Numerous other NOAA

sites & offices


Region


Army Research

Lab

Plum Tree Island National Wildlife

Refuge

VARehabilitation

Services

USCG Integrated Support

Command

Langley AFB

VACommunity

Based Outpatient

Center

Advanced Ship

Integration Center

Hampton Roads Naval Museum

NOAA Marine Ops Center

Atlantic

USCG Maintenance & Logistics Command

ARCOIC

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Maritime Administration National Defense

Reserve Fleet

NASA Langley

ResearchCenter

Cape Henry Memorial

National Park

Colonial National Historic Park

Colonial National

Historic Park

Jamestown National

Historic Site

US District Court

Camp Peary


Fentress OLF

Naval Support ActivityNorthwest Annex

Ft Story



USJFCOM Joint Warfighting Center


Craney Island

Naval Station





Cheatham Annex

Naval Weapons Station

LafayetteRiverAnnex

Yorktown National Cemetery / Battlefield

HamptonNational

Cemetery

Langley AFB Hampton Roads

Naval Museum




Service


FBI

ATF

DEA

EEOC

GAO

OPM

GSA

GSA

GSA

GSA

GSA

SSASSA

SSA

SSA

SSA

SSA

Ft Eustis


Service

Norfolk Naval

Shipyard



DOL Area Office

Secret Service

Dam Neck Annex

NAS Oceana

Veteran’sCenter

US District Court

VAMedicalCenter

& Cemetery



Service

NOAA Marine Ops Center

Atlantic

DEA

Vocational & Rehabilitation

Services

NumerousNOAASites

Across the region

USCG Atlantic Area

HQ &5th District

USCustoms &

Border Protection

USCustoms &

Border Protection

FT Monroe

Army Research

Lab


Region

ARCOIC

Advanced Ship

Integration Center

• Chambers of Commerce– Hampton Roads– Virginia Peninsula (also serve on Board)– Greater Williamsburg

• Chesapeake Economic Development staff• Chesapeake Rotary Club• Crater Planning District Commission (CPD)• Eastern Shore Defense Alliance (ESDA)• Emergency Management Training Analysis

and Simulation Center (EMTASC)• Future of Hampton Roads, Inc.• Greater Hampton Roads Chapter – National

Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)• Greater Norfolk Corporation• Hampton Roads Economic Development

Alliance (HREDA)• Hampton Roads Highway Incident

Management (HRHIM) Team• Hampton Roads Partnership (HRP)• Hampton Roads Research Partnership

(HRRP)• Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC)• Hampton Roads Technology Council (HRTC)

- Defense & Homeland Security Consortium• National Institute of Aerospace (NIA)• NASA Aeronautics Support Team (NAST)

REGIONAL RELATIONSHIPS• Military Associations

• Air Force Association (Langley & Tidewater Chapters)• Association of the US Army• Marine Corps Association• Navy League (Hampton Roads Council)• Association of Naval Aviation (Hampton Roads squadron)• Tailhook Association (Ready Room 6)

• Hampton Roads Chapter – Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)• Northrop Grumman Newport News• Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) – Virginia Council & local Chapters• Tidewater Association of Service Contractors (TASC)• Tidewater Government – Industry Council (TGIC)• Urban Land Institute• USNA Alumni Association• Virginia Beach Military Economic Development Advisory Committee (MEDAC)• Virginia Beach Vision• Virginia Maritime Association• Virginia Modeling and Simulation Center (VMASC)• Virginia Port Authority• Virginia Ship Repair Association (VSRA)

HAMPTON ROADS UNIQUENESS• Presence of all five military services

• Operating forces• Major command headquarters

• Presence of largest combatant command• Presence of only NATO command on US soil• Presence of activities & organizations of 13 federal departments and agencies• Presence of 30 of the 100 largest defense firms in the world (46 are HQ’ed in the US)• Largest naval base in the world


COLLABORATING TO CAPTURE CAPABILITIES FOR THE FUTURE

• Coordinate, advocate, influence• Federal, state, regional, local, & facility levels

• Nimble• Responsive• Near-, mid-, & long-term


NEAR TERM EFFORT - 2008• Supporting 2009 legislative cycle

• Language• Appropriation protection• Military construction protection• VA Beach encroachment briefings on Capitol Hill

• Responding to Mayport EIS – potential loss of 12 ships including a CVN

• Comments coordinated from Gov Kaine and HRMFFA• Final EIS – Nov 21, 2008• Record of Decision – December 2008

• Battling for the future of NAS Oceana• $45M spent thus far on encroachment; will continue• Outlying landing field (OLF) is critical

• Political quagmire• VA counties ‘attacking’ Oceana• Creative, financially attractive solutions?

• Working with SPAWAR to establish a first responder robot pool in Hampton Roads• Responding to USCG Modernization Assessment

MID-TERM EFFORT• Supporting Army Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC) realignment to Ft Eustis• NASA Langley Research Center future

• Off-set aeronautics budget reductions• Collaborating to support SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston consolidation / SPAWAR Atlantic establishment• Working with OSD to establish a technology outreach center in Hampton Roads• Socializing issues with Senate candidates Gilmore & Warner, and gubernatorial candidates McDonnell, Deeds, & Moran• Providing regional support to Hampton effort to establish USAF Cyber Command in Hampton – Cyber Command on hold now

LONG TERM EFFORT• Leading evolution of Hampton Roads into a center for unmanned systems synergy and innovation (“Robot Venture”) – air, land, maritime – creating community of practice from community of interest; developing business model – defense & homeland security, first responders, public safety, commercial applications

• Community of practice meeting – 8/21 at ECPI• Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) experiment – 9/10-12• Federal labs/first responder forum – 10/23• Partnership proposal to NPS

• Reinforcing modeling and simulation (M&S) strategy• “Connecting the dots” between Hampton Roads - Ft Lee [CASCOM] (Congressman Forbes charge)

• Robot Venture & M&S implications

SUMMARY• HRMFFA continues to mature and expand its foundation of relationships and improve operation of the business model

• More is better• …..the world is flat…..

• We are making an impact and achieving success

• Recognized as action organization on Capitol Hill & in Richmond

HRMFFA is a regionally focused – and funded – resource to attack challenges facing military and federal

capabilities in Hampton Roads

We don’t see jurisdictional boundaries; we see dots and connect them

BOTTOM LINE

At the end of the day it’s all about economics in

Hampton Roads

MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100

IN CLOSING

“Experience is the marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.”

Secretary of DefenseRobert Gates

“Always leave space in your mind to accept that you may be wrong.”

Tony MacriniWNIS 790 AM

Business

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