Office of Organizational Excellence

The Office of Organizational Excellence (OOE) enhances NWS efforts to build a Weather-Ready Nation by applying big-picture, strategic thinking to agency priorities, challenging the status quo, strengthening organizational health and culture and expanding connections with external enterprise stakeholders.
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Strategy
Understand the forces and factors influencing the NWS. Manage a change framework that enables the agency to meet the increasing demand for weather, water, and climate services.

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External Engagement
Execute a NWS partnership strategy that builds and sustains relationships across the weather, water, and climate enterprise to achieve the vision of a Weather-Ready Nation. See the NWS Partnership Strategy.

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FOCUS AREAS

DEIA - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Advance a culture of diversity, inclusion, and belonging - where people of different backgrounds, races, life experiences, identities, and perspectives are able to thrive and engage.

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Organizational Health and Culture
Understand the mix of values, interactions, and operational behaviors of the NWS workforce to ensure a healthy, high-performing work environment that achieves strategic goals.

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Governance
Continuously improve the policies and procedures that guide Headquarters and Field functions. Ensure the organization is meeting its science, service, and workforce needs now and in the future.

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NOAA Regional Collaboration

NOAA’s Regional Collaboration Network improves NOAA’s service to the nation, advancing the mission by identifying opportunities to leverage existing resources toward pragmatic, innovative solutions within regions. Learn More »