National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is a Washington, D.C.–based scientific and regulatory agency within the United States Department of Commerce, a United States federal government department. The agency... Wikipedia

• Formed:  October 3, 1970
• Preceding agencies:  United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Environmental Science Services Administration
• Jurisdiction:  Federal government of the United States
• Headquarters:  Silver Spring, Maryland
• Employees:  321 NOAA Commissioned Corps (2018), 12,000 civilian employees (2021)
• Annual budget:  $6.9 billion
• executive:  Rick Spinrad, NOAA Administrator and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
• Parent agency:  US Department of Commerce
• Child agencies:  National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Ocean Service, National Weather Service, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
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