Survey of the Activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service

GAO examined the National Weather Service's (NWS) Automation of Field Operations and Services (AFOS) program objectives based on current and projected requirements, AFOS automatic data processing (ADP) equipment procurements, AFOS system hardware and communications components, AFOS experimental site testing and evaluation, AFOS projected manpower requirements, and the overall AFOS implementation plan.