The NBC undertook a strategic and functional realignment to help create and sustain a more logical and efficient organization to support the growing needs of its clients. The reorganization plan was implemented October 2003.

Additions to the NBC

• Appraisal Service Directorate
  The Appraisal Services Directorate was created through the consolidation of appraisers from the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the National Park Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service. The new organization provides an opportunity for the DOI to develop a highly skilled, independent professional corps of appraisers able to provide the high level of appraisal services required by our multiple land management responsibilities. The NBC is appropriately suited to house the new appraisal organization as it provides business and administrative services and systems to DOI bureaus and offices. With its variety of locations, the NBC is organizationally structured to provide administrative and infrastructure support to the appraisers.

• The President’s e-Payroll Initiative
  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Surface Transportation Board within the Department of Transportation (DOT), the National Science Foundation, the Saint Lawrence Seaway, Development Corporation (within DOT), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) became FPPS and Payroll Operations clients in FY 2004.
• Other New Clients In addition to the e-Payroll Initiative clients, FPPS and Payroll Operations implemented the Valles Caldera Trust and the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

• NBC’s EA
  The reorganization of the NBC IT Directorate led to the formation of the NBC Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office (EAPMO). The EAPMO collects information to populate the Department Enterprise Architecture Repository (DEAR) by collaborating with other data-collection efforts within the NBC and in accordance with a policy directive from the DOI Office of the Chief Information Officer. This effort supports the DOI Strategic Plan, 2003-2008; and NBC is setting plans of action and milestones to build an excellent NBC EA.

• Intra-Government Transaction Exchange Portal (IGTE)
  The NBC was one of five federal agencies that participated in the pilot production of the IGTE. The IGTE, formally known as the Intra-Governmental Transaction Portal (IGTP), is an Integrated Acquisition Environment e-Government initiative that supports the President’s Management Agenda. This initiative is a major step toward the President’s goal of an electronic solution that removes the intra-governmental weakness as a barrier to our goal of a clean opinion on the U.S. Consolidated Financial Statements. The NBC developed an IGTE Interface Application that interfaces with the federal IGTE Portal.
• Environmental Cleanup Liability (ECL)
  The NBC developed an Environmental Cleanup Liability (ECL) web application to ensure ECL recording and reporting consistency among bureaus and enable the DOI to track changes in its liabilities. Per Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard No. 5, Accounting for Liabilities of the Federal Government, DOI and its bureaus are required to report ECLs in their financial reports. The ECL database application is an integral element of DOI’s Environmental Management System.
• Datacall Tracking System
  NBC devised the web-based Datacall Tracking System, which enables designated DOI users to electronically request, send, respond, review, track, and manage Datacalls.

• NBC eTravel Initiative
  The NBC provided assistance to 17 non-DOI clients in support of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) eTravel initiative. Each of the 17 agencies is included in a joint eTravel migration plan, which was submitted by NBC to the GSA on March 31, 2004. The NBC will provide migration planning, vendor selection, contract management, implementation services, interface development to multiple financial applications, training, and production customer service support to each agency. NBC’s eTravel migration strategy is to select a single eTravel vendor and implement a common application to support all client agencies. By participating in a shared solution, clients will save time and money by sharing infrastructure, implementation, and production costs. In addition, client agencies will be able to capitalize on the NBC’s extensive experience with implementing and maintaining automated reservation and travel management systems.
• Oracle Federal Financials
  The NBC standardized its implementation methodology for its Oracle Federal Financials product line. The new implementation approach lets agencies maximize business efficiencies through the use of commercial-off-the-shelf software while still taking advantage of the flexibility offered by Oracle applications. The enhancements are included in our most recent implementations of Oracle Federal Financials at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, African Development Foundation, Trade and Development Agency, and Public Defenders Service of the District of Columbia.
• NBC Activity-Based Costing/Management (ABC/M)
  ABC/M was implemented across the NBC on October 1, 2004. Creation of the NBC ABC/M data dictionary of activities was the result of several months of collaboration between the budget office and business line mangers. The data dictionary is grouped by functional area to highlight similar functions performed across business lines. The ABC/M Initiative also included implementation of the Web-based Quicktime Time & Attendance system for each employee. Use of ABC/M will give managers enhanced information for pricing, business process evaluation, and efficient use of resources.

• School for Educational Evolution and Development (SEED)
  In May of 2004, the partnership between NBC and SEED was formalized by Tim Vigotsky. Chartered in 1997 by the DC Public Charter School Board, the SEED school is the Nation’s first inner-city public charter boarding school for urban girls and boys. SEED provides a nurturing environment, strong role models, and a rigorous academic program that prepares students for career choices, including admission to the nation’s top colleges and universities. The partnership with SEED provides NBC an opportunity to give back to the community by fostering student interest in American history, cultural and natural resources, conservation, public service, and financial and business practices.
• New Registration Procedure
  The NBC Program Support Office in Denver partnered with the DOIU to offer the fiscal year 2004 FPPS and Payroll training classes on the DOIU web site. This one-stop shopping, on-line process serves our customers better by keeping pace with today’s ever-changing world of automation and modernization.