National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

A prize competition by the Energy Department and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks new ways to power ocean observing platforms.

In today’s Federal Newscast, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) wants the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s inspector general to start an investigation.

How does the National Weather Service keep Americans safe by predicting extreme weather events earlier and with more accuracy? What are its strategic priorities? How is the National Weather Service using technology and innovation to meet its mission? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dr. Louis Uccellini, Assistant Administrator for Weather Services at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Director of the National Weather Service.

Gigi Schumm welcomes Mary Erickson, deputy director of the National Weather Service, to talk changes in weather forecasting and your career path.

The Alaska pollock fishery in Alaska’s Bering Sea is one of the most abundant sources of sustainable fish in the world.

The Department of Homeland Security released a solicitation through its Commercial Solutions Opening pilot to see if vendors have artificial intelligence tools to improve the Contractor Performance Assessment Retrieval System (CPARS) process.

Supercomputers and algorithms constantly being tweaked has all made NOAA better and better at weather forecasting.

In today’s Federal Newscast, a provision in the annual Defense bill the Senate Armed Services Committee released this week would order a top-to-bottom review of the contractor, civilian and military IT positions in each military service and DoD agency.

The National Guard made some changes in the off season to prepare for big storms like Hurricanes Florence and Harvey.

Not many people can claim to have revolutionized the art and science of weather prediction. Venkatachalam Ramaswamy’s plan was adopted by NOAA.