A-16 NGDA Portfolio Management - Roles & Responsibilities

Senior agency official from agencies responsible for spatial data themes and are required members of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) pursuant to OMB Circular A-16

Agency SAOGIs who also serve as FGDC Steering Committee Members

• Has agency-wide responsibility, accountability, and authority for geospatial information issues
• Oversee, coordinate, and facilitate the agency’s implementation of the geospatial-related requirements, policies, and activities
• Appoints FGDC Coordination Group members

Federal agencies identified in OMB Circular A–16 Appendix E, to lead the coordination of a NGDA Theme

• Leads coordination of a NGDA Theme
• Works with partners to develop, manage, and maintain datasets associated with the Theme
• Advocate funding recommendations
• Provide Executive NGDA Theme Champion
• Appoint NGDA Theme Lead
• Designate and/or work with Dataset Manager
• NOT responsible for managing all datasets within the NGDA Theme

A member of the Senior Executive Service or a senior level individual designated by a Theme Lead Agency’s SAOGI

NGDA Executive Champions

• Advocates for, raises awareness of, and promotes the implementation of a NGDA Theme and its NGDA Datasets
• Provides high-level sponsorship, visibility, and support for the NGDA Theme
• Advises the SAOGI
• Intervenes as necessary to facilitate communication among high-level stakeholders

Individuals who provide interdepartmental leadership and coordination at the NGDA Theme level

NGDA Theme Leads 

• Is the "Master Coordinator"
• Coordinates and oversees the strategic planning and implementation of the NGDA Theme
• Manages the Annual Report process
• Develops funding recommendations
• Working with FGDC Coordination Group (CG), identifies dataset development priorities
• Chairs the corresponding Thematic Subcommittee
• Engages Federal and non-Federal stakeholders
• Oversees nomination/removal of NGDA Datasets
• Oversees Dataset Managers
• Manages Theme Community on GeoPlatform.gov

Individuals who provide coordination and standards for NGDA Datasets at a national level

• Evaluates NGDA Dataset against the Geospatial Data Lifecycle
• Submits Annual NGDA Dataset Report to the NGDA Theme Lead
• Works with Data Stewards, Stakeholders, and (or) Community of Interest
• Manages Dataset Information on Data.gov/GeoPlatform.gov
• Assist with incorporation of funding information into a comprehensive annual NGDA Theme Report

Representatives from Federal agencies and FGDC recognized stakeholder groups, chairpersons of the thematic Subcommittees and 'cross-cut' Working Groups

• Advances the development and maintenance of the NSDI, and associated coordination of Federal programs through collaboration and consensus of its member representatives
• Ensures that FGDC actions and activities are communicated to the SAOGIs and other appropriate entities within their respective agencies
• Works with the SAOGI and agency management to align the appropriate support to develop and sustain the NSDI and datasets for which they have responsibility under OMB Circular A-16