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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Prior Assessments of the Modernization and Associated Restructuring." National Research Council. 2012. The National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring: A Retrospective Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13216.
B
Prior Assessments of the
Modernization and Associated Restructuring
TABLE B.1 National Research Council reports related to the Modernization and Associated Restructuring
| Report Title | Publication Year | |
| Toward a New National Weather Service: A First Report | 1991 | |
| Revised Standards for Entry-Level Meteorologists in Federal Government: A Letter Report | 1992 | |
| Toward a New National Weather Service: Second Report | 1992 | |
| Review of Modernization Criteria | 1993 | |
| National Weather Service Employee Feedback | 1994 | |
| Weather for Those Who Fly | 1994 | |
| Assessment of NEXRAD Coverage and Associated Weather Services | 1995 | |
| Aviation Weather Services: A Call for Federal Leadership and Action | 1995 | |
| The Importance of the U.S. Weather Research Program for NWS Modernization | 1996 | |
| Preliminary Assessment of the Operational Test and Evaluation Process for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System | 1996 | |
| Assessment of Hydrologic and Hydrometeorological Operations and Services | 1996 | |
| Continuity of NOAA Satellites | 1997 | |
| An Assessment of the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System | 1997 | |
| Future of the National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Network | 1998 | |
| A Vision for the National Weather Service; Road Map for the Future | 1999 | |
| Review of the Draft Plan for the Modernization and Associated Restructuring Demonstration | 1999 | |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Prior Assessments of the Modernization and Associated Restructuring." National Research Council. 2012. The National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring: A Retrospective Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13216.
TABLE B.2 U.S. General Accounting Office reports related to the Modernization and Associated Restructuring
| Report Title | Report Number | Publication Date | ||
| Weather Satellites: Cost Growth and Development Delays Jeopardize U.S. Forecasting Ability | GAO/NSIAD-89-169 | June 1989 | ||
| Weather Satellites: Action Needed to Resolve Status of the U.S. Geostationary Satellite Program | GAO/NSIAD-91-252 | July 1991 | ||
| Cost Growth and Delays in Billion-Dollar Weather Service Modernization | GAO/IMTEC-92-12FS | December 1991 | ||
| Weather Forecasting: Important Issues on Automated Weather Processing System Need Resolution | GAO/IMTEC-93-12BR | January 1993 | ||
| Weather Forecasting: Systems Architecture Needed for National Weather Service Modernization | GAO/AIMD-94-28 | March 1994 | ||
| Weather Forecasting: Improvements Needed in Laboratory Software Development Processes | GAO/AIMD-95-24 | December 1994 | ||
| Meteorological Satellites | GAO/NSIAD-95-87R | February 1995 | ||
| Weather Service Modernization: Despite Progress, Significant Problems and Risks Remain | GAO/T-AIMD-95-87 | February 1995 | ||
| High-Risk Series: An Overview | GAO/HR-95-1 | February 1995 | ||
| Weather Service Modernization Questions | GAO/AIMD-95-106R | March 1995 | ||
| Weather Forecasting: Unmet Needs and Unknown Costs Warrant Reassessment of Observing System Plans | GAO/AIMD-95-81 | April 1995 | ||
| Weather Forecasting: Radar Availability Requirements Not Being Met | GAO/AIMD-95-132 | May 1995 | ||
| Weather Service Modernization Staffing | GAO/AIMD-95-239R | September 1995 | ||
| Weather Forecasting: Radars Far Superior to Predecessors, but Location and Availability Questions Remain | GAO/T-AIMD-96-2 | October 1995 | ||
| Weather Forecasting: New Processing System Faces Uncertainties and Risks | GAO/T-AIMD-96-47 | February 1996 | ||
| Weather Forecasting: NWS has not Demonstrated that New Processing System Will Improve Mission Effectiveness | GAO/AIMD-96-29 | February 1996 | ||
| Processing Systems Development Risks | GAO/AIMD-96-74 | May 1996 | ||
| NOAA Satellites | GAO/AIMD-96-141R | September 1996 | ||
| High-Risk Series: Information Management and Technology | GAO/HR-97-9 | February 1997 | ||
| Weather Satellites: Planning for the Geostationary Satellite Program Needs More Attention | GAO/AIMD-97-37 | March 1997 | ||
| Weather Service Modernization and NOAA Corps Issues | GAO/T-AIMD/GGD-97-63 | March 1997 | ||
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Follow-up on Weather Service Modernization and NOAA Corps Issues | GAO/AIMD/GGD-97-75R | April 1997 | ||
| Weather Service Modernization: Risks Remain that Full Systems Potential Will Not be Achieved | GAO/T-AIMD-97-85 | April 1997 | ||
| National Weather Service: Budget Events and Continuing Risks of Systems Modernization | GAO/T-AIMD-98-97 | March 1998 | ||
| NWS Sulphur Mountain Radar Performance | GAO/AIMD-99-7 | October 1998 | ||
| Department of Commerce: National Weather Service Modernization and NOAA Fleet Issues | GAO/T-AIMD/GGD-99-97 | February 1999 | ||
| NOAA: National Weather Service Modernization and Weather Satellite Program | GAO/T-AIMD-00-86 | March 2000 | ||
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Prior Assessments of the Modernization and Associated Restructuring." National Research Council. 2012. The National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring: A Retrospective Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13216.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Prior Assessments of the Modernization and Associated Restructuring." National Research Council. 2012. The National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring: A Retrospective Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13216.
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