Operations and Workforce Analysis Catalog Assembling the data, analysis and findings from the 2015- 2016 Operations and Workforce Analysis of the National Weather Service (NWS)

This catalog details the findings and ideas generated during the OWA from May 2015 to December 2016. The OWA was designed to assess NWS current operations and its workforce to generate ideas and strategies for the NWS to consider in support of the ultimate strategic outcome of building a Weather Ready Nation. It was also designed to respond to recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Public Administration3, which were supported by Congress. At the end of this document is a brief discussion of how NWS are using these OWA findings and ideas to move forward. 2017 NWS (National Weather Service) Weather Act (Weather Research & Forecasting Innovation Act) Submitted https://doi.org/10.25923/zabw-4h92 Public Domain 1931