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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
Farm Services Agency Center
Animal & Plant Health Inspection
Service
Animal & Plant Health Inspection
Service
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 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 TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
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 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
Navy ExchangeCommand
Little Creek Amphibious Base
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
Cheatham Annex
Naval Weapons Station
LafayetteRiverAnnex
Yorktown National Cemetery / Battlefield
HamptonNational
Cemetery
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Animal & Plant Health Inspection
Service
Farm Services Agency Center
FBI
ATF
DEA
EEOC
GAO
OPM
GSA
GSA
GSA
GSA
GSA
SSASSA
SSA
SSA
SSA
SSA
Ft Eustis
Animal & Plant Health Inspection
Service
Norfolk Naval
Shipyard
Maritime Administration
Farm Services Agency Center
DOL Area Office
Secret Service
Dam Neck Annex
NAS Oceana
Veteran’sCenter
US District Court
VAMedicalCenter
& Cemetery
USCG Training Center
FT Monroe
Animal & Plant Health Inspection
Service
DEA
Customs & Border
Protection
Customs & Border
Protection
USCG Atlantic
Area HQ
Numerous other NOAA
sites & offices
Maritime AdministrationSouth Atlantic
Region
Jefferson Laboratory
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
Jefferson Laboratory
Fentress OLF
Naval Support ActivityNorthwest Annex
Ft Story
Navy ExchangeCommand
Little Creek Amphibious Base
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
Cheatham Annex
Naval Weapons Station
LafayetteRiverAnnex
Yorktown National Cemetery / Battlefield
HamptonNational
Cemetery
Langley AFB Hampton Roads
Naval Museum
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Animal & Plant Health Inspection
Service
Farm Services Agency Center
FBI
ATF
DEA
EEOC
GAO
OPM
GSA
GSA
GSA
GSA
GSA
SSASSA
SSA
SSA
SSA
SSA
Ft Eustis
Animal & Plant Health Inspection
Service
Norfolk Naval
Shipyard
Maritime Administration
Farm Services Agency Center
DOL Area Office
Secret Service
Dam Neck Annex
NAS Oceana
Veteran’sCenter
US District Court
VAMedicalCenter
& Cemetery
USCG Training Center
Animal & Plant Health Inspection
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
Maritime AdministrationSouth Atlantic
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
430A World Trade Center Norfolk, VA 23510 757-644-6324 www.hrmffa.org
COLLABORATING TO CAPTURE CAPABILITIES FOR THE FUTURE
• Coordinate, advocate, influence• Federal, state, regional, local, & facility levels
• Nimble• Responsive• Near-, mid-, & long-term
430A World Trade Center Norfolk, VA 23510 757-644-6324 www.hrmffa.org
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
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96
H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100