NOAA Careers
About NOAA
Although NOAA was formed in 1970, the agencies that came together at that time are among the oldest in the Federal Government. The agencies included the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey formed in 1807, the Weather Bureau formed in 1870, and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries formed in 1871. Individually these organizations were America's first physical science agency, America's first agency dedicated specifically to the atmospheric sciences, and America's first conservation agency. Much of America's scientific heritage resides in these agencies. They brought their cultures of scientific accuracy and precision, stewardship of resources, and protection of life and property to the newly formed agency.
For more information, visit NOAA's Legacy. The documents in this section include information on the history of the formation of NOAA, institutional histories of its predecessor organizations, and pertinent laws, executive orders, and studies.
Offices in NOAA:
Line Offices- NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS)
- National Ocean Service (NOS)
- National Weather Service (NWS)
- Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)
- NOAA Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
- Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
- Program Planning & Integration (PPI)
- Acquisition & Grants
- Chief Administrative Officer
- Decision Coordination Office
- Office of Education
- Office of Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
- Chief Financial Officer
- General Counsel
- Chief Information Officer & High Performance Computing & Communications
- Office of International Affairs
- Legislative Affairs
- Program Analysis & Evaluation (NOAA log-in required)
- Program Coordination Office
- Office of Public, Constituent & Intergovernmental Affairs
- Workforce Management Office
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