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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | Announced on July 17, 2025 (2025-07-17) |
| Parent department | National Weather Service |
TheUnited States Radar Program Office is a proposed United Statesgovernment office announced by theUnited States Senate Committee on Appropriations on July 17, 2025, amid negotiations for the2026 United States federal budget. The proposed office is to be housed under theNational Weather Service (NWS). This proposal comes amidstaffing cuts and budget cuts to theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In the proposed federal budget bill, The Senate Appropriations Committee "directs NWS to establish a Radar Program Office to study and develop a plan for the impending recapitalization of theNation’s weather radar system. The plan shall include an analysis of technologies, as well as alternative architectures, including purchasing radar data as a commercial service".[1]
