"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) conducts science reviews every five years to evaluate the quality, relevance, and performance of the research and activities its laboratories and programs conduct and support. These reviews are also intended to ensure that OAR research is linked to NOAA’s mission and priorities, is of high quality as judged by preeminence criteria, and is carried out with a high level of performance.
The purpose of the Weather Program Office (WPO) review, which will be held virtually January 24–27, 2023, is to provide an independent, external assessment of the program, including its management structures, and to recommend strategic directions in key areas for WPO and OAR.
The review will assess the research and other science activities WPO funds, how WPO decides what types of research and science to support, and how WPO engages with the public and peer communities to communicate about its work.
This external review will cover the programmatic activities and management of the Weather Program Office over the past five years (2017–2022). This will be WPO’s first program office review. The programmatic themes/activity areas and related topics for the WPO review are below."