Desktop and Facilities Unit

About the Desktop and Facilities Unit

The Desktop and Facilities Unit provides system administration and other user helpdesk support services on a 24-hour basis for National Weather Service (NWS) computing. These systems include individual workstations, personal computers, NWS systems used within NCEP and NCO, ancillary devices such as graphics plotters, and the interfaces among all of the above.

• the acquisition, development, and use of special tools for monitoring information systems
• the availability of training and documentation for current and future information processing systems
• the preparation of requirements initiatives and other information resources management documents necessary for the acquisition and administration of software and hardware systems
  
  Page last modified: 01 June 2026.