B-201488: Feb 25, 1981

SINCE THE CAPS ARE IN THE NATURE OF PERSONAL GIFTS. THE INVOICE IS IN THE SUM OF $2. NWS IS CHARGED WITH FORECASTING THE WEATHER AND MEASURING AND RECORDING THE CLIMATE OF THE UNITED STATES. 15 U.S.C. WE ARE TOLD THAT ONE MEANS USED TO ACCOMPLISH THESE STATUTORY DUTIES IS THE VOLUNTEER OBSERVER PROGRAM. WHICH WERE TO BE GIVEN TO THE VOLUNTEER OBSERVERS BY NWS' SUBSTATION NETWORK SPECIALISTS DURING...

B-201488: Feb 25, 1981

An authorized certifying officer requested an opinion from GAO as to the propriety of payment for winter head gear for participants in the Volunteer Observer Program of the National Weather Service (NWS). While NWS relies on the volunteers for various tasks associated with weather observation, the agency has difficulty recruiting and maintaining this body of observers. As an incentive to the volun...