September 13, 2023
CWBI-OPS NRM Annual Update
I am asking for your full support of our annual NRM update that provides leadership and
reviewing agencies such as the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with data for
performance and strategic metrics. Portions of this data are presented at annual budget time to
the Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASACW) and to OMB. Other data is directly used to
help rank budget work packages or provide input to the Civil Works Strategic Plan. I cannot
understate the importance of having quality data and encourage extra focus on data quality for
this entry period. The field POCs have been notified earlier of this entry period, but I wanted to
bring the effort to your attention. I do understand we have pressing work to do each day, but I
can assure you this data is used to direct funds, prioritize work, and most importantly tell the
NRM program story to those outside the NRM and Operations community. Please review the
following bullets which outline the highlights for this year.
1. As the Civil Works Business Intelligence (CWBI) Hub team continues to migrate OMBIL
data entry forms into the CWBI-OPS modules, for FY23, the NRM community (Recreation and
Environmental Stewardship Business Lines) will utilize both the NRM-Assessment Tool (https://corpslakes.
erdc.dren.mil/employees/nrmassessment/tool.cfm) and CWBI-OPS (cwbi.usace.army.mil) to collect annual NRM data.
2. CWBI-OPS (Natural Resources Management Modules) will become the primary database
of record for all O&M business line data. CWBI-OPS data is used for many different purposes,
including decisions concerning facility development, budget development and defense, tracking
performance measures, preparation of briefings and fact sheets, asset management, etc. It is
used to populate information on the Gateway and numerous other internal and external web
sites. CWBI-OPS will continue to serve as a source for many other systems including CWIFD
and EDW. Inaccurate and/or incomplete data not only reflects poorly on the Corps and renders
a disservice to the public but could also jeopardize the viability of our O&M missions and budget
defense.
3. Training through web meetings will be provided to the field on the system and data entry
process as needed and will be announced through the CWBI-OPS District POCs. The schedule
for entering data by modules is as follows.
Recreation PSA Module
- PSA Detail Information ONLY
- https://gateway.erdc.dren.mil/nrm/rec-best/nrm.cfm
- Opens September 15 and Closes October 20 to field entry.
- District Review is concurrent through October 31.
- Includes Corps Managed PSA fee information, collection method, and RUDA.
NRM Module
- https://gateway.erdc.dren.mil/nrm/rec-best/nrm.cfm
- Opens September 15 and Closes October 20 to field entry.
- District Review is concurrent through October 31.
- Includes Passes, Project Public & Service Roads, Project Trails, Title 18 Offences,
Interpretive Contacts, Special Events, Law Enforcement Contracts, and Project Details
Environmental Stewardship Module
- https://cwbi.ops.usace.army.mil/ords/f?p=110:1:1014293844103
- Opens September 15 and Closes October 20 to field entry.
- District Review is concurrent through October 31.
- Includes Shoreline Management, Boundaries, Encroachments & Trespasses, Master Plans,
Fire Management, Cultural Resources, Pollinators, Vegetation Classification, Land Classification,
Invasive Species, and the Federal Special Status Species
Partnerships and Volunteers Module
4. I'm requesting your continued leadership support to reinforce the importance of data and
to provide "quality assurance" on accurateness and completeness of the data.
Thank you for all your efforts and if you have any questions, please contact me. My POC on
this effort is Dena Williams who can be reach at dena.k.williams@usace.army.mil
Jeff
Jeffrey F. Krause
Chief, Natural Resources Management
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