What federal agency or department is OGMSA under?
OGMSA is a multi-agency office created by the U.S. National Concept of Operations for Maritime Domain Awareness to coordinate MDA efforts among U.S. federal, state, and local agencies, tribal authorities, other nations, and the maritime industry in support of the U.S. National Plan to Achieve MDA. Staff members are on loan from other agencies as required, including the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Maritime Administration (MARAD), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). Because OGMSA is not under any specific agency, it is able to serve as an honest broker on behalf of the interests of all members of the maritime community of interest in developing effective MDA.
