Tiger Team Task Force
Tiger Team Task Force Executive Summary
NWS Leadership recognizes that Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) is a top priority.
Three short-term diversity-centric “Tiger Teams'' developed 31 recommendations to create a positive climate, foster belonging and inclusion across the NWS, and attract and sustain a unified and diverse workforce.
Three Tiger Team Task Force Teams have been tasked with sustainably implementing the 31 recommendations as described in the Task Force Executive Summary.
Flexibilities & Advancement Team
Recruitment & Retention Team
Culture Change & Training Team
Recommendations for Implementation & Sustainability
Flexibility & Advancement
Job sharing across the NWS (completed)
Location Negotiable Vacancy Framework
Employee Resource page (completed)
Mental and physical wellness (completed)
Telework for normal operations (completed)
Easier for lateral transfers (completed)
Temporary assignment opportunities for field employees (completed)
Peer mentoring BIPOC group
Recruitment & Retention
BIPOC (DEIA) recruitment team (completed)
NWS jobs awareness and remove barriers for BIPOC recruitment (completed)
Seasonal outreach for underrepresented communities (completed)
Outreach to MSI's & underrepresented communities
Relationship building - BIPOC groups in weather focused professional organizations (completed)
Track progress of NWS DEIA activities
Culture Change & Training
Update Training courses to include critical topics such as bystander training, SASH reporting, Unconscious Bias, Allyship, hostile work environment/bullying and hazing (completed)
Explore soft skills training for managers/supervisors (completed)
Standards of behavior in performance plans, and develop policies and reporting on investigations (completed)
Office health and culture accountability component in supervisor performance plans (completed)
Supervisor best practices and support networks
Team Leaders and Members
Resources