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: 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 5128, Washington, D.C, U.S.
- 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
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