Dear Members, Relevant to the current Budget Discussion please find attached a copy of the xls with the FY14 Draft Budget comment summary provided last week which is in the format of 86 Q&A Also note on the Adendum 2 tab on the spreadsheet is an updates staff headcount by dept. Below are a some selected questions and answers of particular interest to BC/CSG. Compliance Q63. Summing 11 programs from ATASK that make up Compliance we deduce that the budget for FY14 is 3.6m$. FY13 actual are not reported in sections. FY13 Budget was 4.8m$ and FY12 Forecast was 3.8m$. Q Why has compliance dropped to budget levels of two years ago? Q As this is a project of significant interest to BC, where is the budget update on the New Compliance ticket and CRM system outlined on page 54 of FY13 Budget in the ATASK? A. ICANN continues its commitment to "strengthen the Contractual Compliance Function and its operations; and to establish clear performance measures and improve communication and reporting to the community." The apparent decrease in Compliance is due to a change in reporting methodology. The FY14 draft budget of $3.6M is based on functional area activities (in this case, the Compliance department) whereas FY13 and FY12 were based on organizational activities (compliance activities across all departments). In FY14, the Compliance department is budgeted to increase spend by 19% over FY13 and 98% over FY12. The FY14 budget for the New Compliance ticket and CRM system is $200K and is included in the capital budget which is not currently in AtTask. Outreach Q64. Summing 11 programs from ATASK that make up Outreach, we deduce that the budget for FY14 is 11.0 m$. This is a significant percentage of the annual budget. One programme alone, Implement Regional Strategies to Engage Stakeholders Regionally, is 5.5m$. Q Is there any intention to break this down further? A. We understand the need for increased transparency and visibility into ICANNs workload and progress. Due to the ongoing work to develop consistency and uniformity to the AtTask system, we have provided program level data for the FY14 Draft Budget. As ICANN's proficiency in AtTask matures and project planning becomes more fully developed, ICANN will provide more detailed information. Security Stability and Resiliency Q65. This appears to have dropped from 9.1m$ in FY13 to 2.7m$ in FY14. We support and note that SSR review team recommendations endorsed by the recent public comment should be reflected as priorities in the FY14 and future budgets, as applicable. Q We find that on first review, there were financial implications to many of the recommendations. Have these been incorporated? A. The apparent decrease is due to a change in reporting methodology. The FY14 draft budget is based on functional area activities whereas FY13 and FY12 were based on organizational activities. In FY14, the Security department is budgeted to increase spend by 47% over FY13 and 68% over FY12. Chris Chaplow Managing Director Andalucia.com S.L. Avenida del Carmen 9 Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo 1ª Planta, Oficina 30 Estepona, 29680 Malaga, Spain Tel: + (34) 952 897 865 Fax: + (34) 952 897 874 E-mail: <mailto:chris@andalucia.com> chris@andalucia.com Web: <http://www.andalucia.com/> www.andalucia.com Information about Andalucia, Spain.