Each new aircraft under the Aircraft Recapitalization Plan has key milestones in its acquisition program schedule. NOAA is in the process of acquiring a King Air and Gulfstream 550 aircrafts. Progress in meeting the milestones is given by the indicator which tracks number of milestones met versus number of milestones planned in the fiscal year.

Promote acceptance of U.S. positions and proposals internationally by representing U.S. interests at treaty-making conferences, regional communications conferences and meetings, bilateral and multilateral meetings, and multi-stakeholder meetings and conferences. This measure tracks the number of accepted U.S. technical and policy positions and proposals to international treaty-making conferences, bilateral and multi-lateral meetings, multi-stakeholder meetings, and regional communications conferences and meetings.

Partner with stakeholders from industry, consumer groups, government, academia, and technical community to work towards crafting a consensus on privacy and global free flow of information issues. NTIA will seek public input and comments to lay the groundwork for these challenges. NTIA’s role is not to substitute its judgment for the views of stakeholders, but rather will ensure the process is open, transparent, and consensus-based.

This indicator tracks the Department's production or implementation of new business instruments that support the needs of the U.S. commercial space industry. These include government/industry workshops, online tools, market studies, and reports.

The indicator measures the number of new projects between NTIS' Joint Venture Partners (JVPs) and Federal, State, and Local Agencies that were facilitated by NTIS in a given year. These public-private projects show the trend of both investments in technology development and building new connections throughout the supply chain. NTIS delivers benefit to the public by advancing Federal data priorities, promoting economic growth, and enabling operational excellence.

The Evidence Act staff of the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs sponsors events to engage Department staff and external stakeholders (academics, non-profits, other agencies, state and local government) with using and improving the Department’s data for evidence building and evidence/evaluation projects. The events include: Opportunity Project events sponsored by the OUSEA; training events; facilitated focus groups; data labs; stakeholder outreach events; events to discuss specific projects and data accessibility. This measure reports the number of individuals who participated in these events. It is a new measure and baseline data will not be available until the end of FY 23.

In May 2019, the SI will be redefined with units based on fundamental constants of nature. NIST’s role in this transition from a classical to a quantum definition will be one of leadership. NIST will explore the foundational limits of the Quantum SI by integrating efforts in fundamental research, applied research and dissemination of the SI units. NIST’s goal is to develop Quantum SI standards and sensors for mainstream US industry, and disruptively change the classical dissemination modality.

The measure is a proxy for the useful forecast lead time of the Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) beyond the current forecasts skill (9.5 days) and is computed over the range of forecast days. Extending lead time in prediction of future weather events allows people to make informed choices and enables protection of life, property, and enhancement of the National economy. The 500 hPA Anomaly Correlation will be used.

Total number of model projects using machine learning techniques and technologies to improve understanding, simulation, projection and representation of the Earth System.