The National Weather Service modernization and associated restructuring : a retrospective assessment /

The National Weather Service modernization and associated restructuring : a retrospective assessment /

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Corporate author / creator:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of the National Weather Service's Modernization Program.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 108 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- National Weather Service -- Reorganization -- Evaluation. United States. -- National Weather Service -- Evaluation. United States. -- National Weather Service. Weather forecasting -- United States. Weather forecasting -- Technological innovations -- United States. Meteorological services -- United States. Meteorological services -- Technological innovations -- United States. Administrative agencies -- Reorganization -- Evaluation. Evaluation. Meteorological services. Meteorological services -- Technological innovations. Weather forecasting. Weather forecasting -- Technological innovations. United States. Electronic books. Electronic book. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11148560

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ISBN:	9780309217996 0309217997 9780309217989 0309217989
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-85). Print version record.
Summary:	"The Modernization and Associated Restructuring (MAR) of the National Weather Service (NWS) was a large and complex re-engineering of a federal agency. The process lasted a decade and cost an estimated 4.5 billion [dollars]. The result was greater integration of science into weather service activities and improved outreach and coordination with users of weather information. The MAR created a new, modernized NWS, and, significantly, it created a framework that will allow the NWS to keep up with technological changes in a more evolutionary manner. The MAR was both necessary and generally well executed. However, it required revolutionary, often difficult, changes. The procurement of large, complex technical systems presented challenges in and of itself. The MAR also affected the career paths and personal lives of a large portion of the field office workforce. The MAR created a new, modernized NWS, and, significantly, it created a framework that will allow the NWS to keep up with technological changes in a more evolutionary manner. The National Weather Service modernization and associated restructuring presents the first comprehensive assessment of the execution of the MAR and its impact on the provision of weather services in the United States. This report provides an assessment that addresses the past modernization as well as lessons learned to support future improvements to NWS capabilities"--Publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of the National Weather Service's Modernization Program. National Weather Service modernization and associated restructuring. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012 9780309217989

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Summary:	The Modernization and Associated Restructuring (MAR) of the National Weather Service (NWS) was a large and complex re-engineering of a federal agency. The process lasted a decade and cost an estimated $4.5 billion. The result was greater integration of science into weather service activities and improved outreach and coordination with users of weather information. The MAR created a new, modernized NWS, and, significantly, it created a framework that will allow the NWS to keep up with technological changes in a more evolutionary manner. <br>The MAR was both necessary and generally well executed. However, it required revolutionary, often difficult, changes. The procurement of large, complex technical systems presented challenges in and of itself. The MAR also affected the career paths and personal lives of a large portion of the field office workforce. The MAR created a new, modernized NWS, and, significantly, it created a framework that will allow the NWS to keep up with technological changes in a more evolutionary manner. <br>"The National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring" presents the first comprehensive assessment of the execution of the MAR and its impact on the provision of weather services in the United States. This report provides an assessment that addresses the past modernization as well as lessons learned to support future improvements to NWS capabilities.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 108 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-85).
ISBN:	9780309217996 0309217997 9780309217989 0309217989