Strategic plan for the U.S. Geological Survey 1996 to 2005
By: Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
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Abstract
During the past two decades profound changes have swept across the scientific, social, and political landscape in which the U.S. Geological Survey (the USGS) functions and to which it is inextricably linked. Core values that were institutionally forged and universally embraced in the past have been vigorously challenged and even vigorously assaulted. Political, economic, and societal forces that coalesced in 1995 threatened the very existence of the U.S. Geological Survey an organization that we long believed to be vital and important to the well-being of the American people and to the advancement of the earth sciences. The near abolishment of the USGS was averted largely by our customers. It was their understanding of the value of our work and their demand that we continue to provide our products and services that ensured our near-term survival.
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Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 1996, Strategic plan for the U.S. Geological Survey 1996 to 2005, xii, 52 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/70039564.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| Title | Strategic plan for the U.S. Geological Survey 1996 to 2005 |
| DOI | 10.3133/70039564 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | xii, 52 p. |