Tsunami impacts continue for portions of the Pacific basin. Wildfire smoke causes unhealthy air in Midwest to Great Lakes. Heat dome spans Mississippi Valley to Mid-Atlantic with excessive heat warnings and advisories. Critical fire weather in Great Basin to Pacific Northwest (dry thunderstorms). Cold front spawns severe storms/heavy rain in Central U.S. today, shifts to East Coast Thursday. Read More >
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Performing the duties of the Director of the Office of Facilities |
Mark Burkes
The Division manages NWS Office of Facilities Policies, the strategic planning and execution for NWS’ portfolio of real property and the NWS-wide Facility Condition Assessment (FCA), Deferred Maintenance (DM), Safety, Environmental, Sustainability, Energy and Physical Security programs. The Division formulates facility requirements, annual budgets, performs real property Business Case Analyses (BCA’s) and manages real property leasing actions including Weather Forecast Office (WFO) relocations, new leases, Tenant Improvements (TI), regional and field system replacements. The Division executes the strategic facilities vision of the NWS in support of critical operational initiatives to facilitate Weather Ready Nation (WRN) Impact-Based Decision Support Services (IDSS) by optimizing space utilization while collocating with core partners including Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs), universities, Federal, State and local stakeholders. The Division manages the FCA program and prioritizes annual budgeting and replacement of critical systems through the management of the DM program. The Division formulates and manages major facilities projects affecting WFOs, RFCs, and manages the execution of WFO construction and retrofit of existing facilities. The Division manages the national Safety & Environmental programs and formulates and conducts NWS-tailored training to ensure the safety and readiness of the NWS workforce. The Division manages the Sustainability and Energy programs to ensure and maintain operational resilience, energy efficiency and reduced operating costs. The Division also manages the national Physical Security program and prioritizes remedial actions and budgets, plans and oversees the execution of physical security improvements.