The Chief Financial Office/Chief Administrative Office Investment in Excellence  – Applied Learning Program, the (Practical Track) supports succession planning for financial and administrative activities through focused training and developmental assignments.  The (Academic Track) supports succession planning for financial and administrative activities through part-time training assignments in job or career-related studies at an accredited educational facility. 

The purpose of both programs is to allow employees to develop the knowledge and skills needed in current and future positions. 

SPIDER (System Personnel Information, Dissemination, Extraction and Reporting) is a web-based dynamic database application that provides real time personnel reporting capabilities. The reports include exception reports, tables of organization, position by series, staff by office, and anniversary reports.

NWS Hardship Transfer Consideration Policy

The Chief Financial Office Peer Recognition Awards Program provides CFO/CAO employees the opportunity to express their appreciation to a colleague who has helped them in some unique way.

The awards procedures were developed to inform National Weather Service (NWS) employees of the various Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and NWS awards. In addition, the procedures explain the responsibilities of CFO3 and the Financial Management Centers.

The Non-Technical, Government, Training Procedures were developed to provide guidance to all NWS personnel on the announcement periods and application processes for various training programs.