2023 EISWG Report to the United States Congress 2023 Environmental Information Services Working Group (EISWG) Report to Congress

The SAB Environmental Information Services Working Group’s (EISWG) annual Report to Congress is mandated by Title IV, Sec. 401(c) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Improvement Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-25, signed 18 April 2017) (Weather Act). The 2023 EISWG Report to Congress begins with a statement on the urgent need for NOAA’s weather programs to meet rapidly increasing demands and the critical support provided by Congress. This is followed by sections that focus on: 1) the assessment of NOAA progress in adopting previous EISWG recommendations (as required by The Weather Act); 2) a brief summary of new EISWG reports with findings and recommendations approved by the SAB within the last year; 3) additional topic areas currently in preparation by EISWG; and 4) the close relation of EISWG activities to the Priorities for Weather Research (PWR) report, its recommendations, and its potential impact on the 2024 EISWG Report to Congress. The report closes with a summary of common needs and recommended immediate first steps.