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The past eight months have been an exciting time for FEMA. I continue to be impressed with the caliber of commitment, imagination and initiative of the team at FEMA, and am grateful for the opportunity to serve as the FEMA Administrator at this time and in this Administration. From the adoption of the new FEMA Mission Statement to the realignment and reorganization of our agency and, most recently, the development of the FEMA Strategic Focus for 20 I 0, all thesechanges have been made to refocus our energies and efforts on a central purpose: improving operational outcomes. I expect us to build on this momentum and complete our strategic realignment process later this year, when we formally revise the FEMA Strategic Plan to reflect our new approach.
Up to this point, these changes have been made to improve our performance planning rather than to accommodate our budget process. This is as it should be establishing our priorities, defining our outcomes, developing our strategies, and then budgeting for our activities is the right way to create our financial plans. Our performance and implementation plans must drive our budgeting, www.fema.gov not the other way around. To ensure our future budgets and resources are aligned with the trajectory I have established for FEMA, attached is my "Administrator's Intent" for FY 2012 - 2016. This document is intended to serve as both a bridge to, and a foundation for, the development of the next FEMA Strategic Plan.
My expectations are high. I expect the following:
- FEMA's leaders - executives, managers, and staff alike - to use this Administrator's Intent as a guide to develop performance plans and budgets that will achieve results;
- An open dialog regarding priorities and available resources among the components of our agency and within those components themselves; and
- For the team to find a more efficient way to do everything.
I am confident that you all will exceed these expectations.
If you have any questions about the attached Administrator's Intent please contact the Office of Policy and Program Analysis.
Thank you for your service to this agency and our nation. W. Craig Fugate Administrator