Creating strong networks is critical to improving regional capacity, and these outputs help generate connections among stakeholders and facilitate the flow of information, ideas and resources within a region.

All bureaus (13/13) conduct an analysis that provides information regarding the current workforce mission critical occupations, demographic of the workforce, high risk positions, retirement eligibility, turnover, and various workforce management issues such as recruitment and retention for the development of key performance indicators to track strategic goals.

The measure captures the number of events that have documented NWS use of the Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) experimental model runs demonstrated real-time tornado warnings and have provided actionable guidance issued at least one hour in advance of the event.

This performance indicator measures the estimated number of jobs created and retained, by communities and regions, attributable to EDA investments made to support the travel and tourism sectors.

The importance of data as an ingredient for sound economic decision-making requires BEA to deliver data to decision-makers and other data users not only quickly but also reliably—that is, on schedule. Each fall, BEA publishes a schedule for the release of its economic data the following year; this measure is evaluated as the number of scheduled releases issued on time. BEA has an outstanding record of releasing its economic data on schedule.

The Arctic is a vast, remote region that is critical to the United States economy, weather and sea ice forecasting, our understanding of ecosystem health (including marine mammals and fisheries), and our understanding of climate change. Due to the presence of low temperatures, harsh sea conditions, limited telecommunications infrastructure, and sea ice, maintaining a network of sea ice buoys, Air-Launched Autonomous Micro-Observers, and Bering & Chukchi moorings is difficult, necessitating constant deployment of a combination of expendable technologies and retrieval and redeployment of a large network of moorings in the Bering and Chukchi Seas.

This Indicator reflects improvements made in accessing new customers and developing new business contacts/networks due to the conferences and networking events held by EDA grantees.

This measure reflects the timeliness of the disposal of a trademark application. It is measured from the date of filing to date of registration, abandonment or issuance of a notice of allowance, excluding applications that are suspended, awaiting further action, or involved in inter partes proceedings.

This KPI looks into the Patents service level on satisfaction from customers filing an initial application form for a trademark registration. This is in line with OMB A-11 Sec. 280 HISP requirements.