National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Organizational Chart

The chart is dated 2012-6-13.

The following positions are shown in the Office of the Under Secretary for Oceans & Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator:

• Under Secretary for Oceans & Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator and the following positions that report to the Under Secretary:
   
  • Assistant Secretary, Conservation & Management/Deputy Administrator
  • Assistant Secretary, Environmental Observation & Prediction/Deputy Administrator
  • Chief Scientist
  • Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans & Atmosphere
  • Deputy Under Secretary for Operations

The following staff offices report to the Office of the Undersecretary for Oceans & Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator:

• General Counsel
• Chief of Staff/Office of Policy

The following offices report to the Chief of Staff/Office of Policy:

• Military Affairs
• Decision Coordination & Executive Secretariat
• Program Coordination

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries reports to the Assistant Secretary for Conservation & Management/Deputy Administrator. The National Marine Fisheries Service, headed by an Assistant Administrator, reports to the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Management/Deputy Administrator, and includes the following organizations:

• Sustainable Fisheries
• Protected Resources
• Habitat Conservation
• Science & Technology
• Constituent Services

The following offices report to the Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans & Atmosphere:

• Communications & External Affairs
• Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs
• Federal Coordinator of Meteorology
• Office of Education
• Office of International Affairs
• Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships

The following offices and organizations report to the Deputy Under Secretary for Operations:

• Acquisition & Grants
• Chief Administrative Officer
• Chief Financial Officer
• Chief Information Officer/HP Computing and Communications
• Office of Marine & Aviation Operations
• Program Analysis & Evaluation
• Workforce Management
• the National Ocean Service, headed by an Assistant Administrator, and including the following organizations:
  • Coast Survey
  • National Geodetic Survey
  • Ocean & Coastal Resource Management
  • Response & Restoration
  • National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
  • National Marine Sanctuaries
  • NOAA Coastal Services Center
  • Center for Operational Oceanographic Products & Services
• Oceanic & Atmospheric Research, headed by an Assistant Administrator, and including the following organizations:
  • Policy, Planning, & Evaluation
  • Climate Program
  • National Sea Grant College Program
  • Ocean Exploration & Research
• National Weather Service, headed by an Assistant Administrator, and including the following organizations:
  • Climate, Water, & Weather Services
  • Science & Technology
  • Hydrologic Development
  • Operational Systems
  • National Centers for Environmental Prediction
  • Regional Offices
• National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service, headed by an Assistant Administrator, and including the following organizations:
  • Satellite & Product Operations
  • Center for Satellite Applications & Research
  • Systems Development
  • National Climatic Data Center
  • National Oceanographic Data Center
  • National Geophysical Data Center
  • Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - R Series Program Office
  • Office of Space Commercialization
  • Joint Polar Satellite System Program Office
• Program Planning & Integration, headed by an Assistant Administrator, and including the following organization:
  • Strategic Planning