NONREIMBURSABLE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEENNonreimbursable Memorandum of Agreement • July 7th, 2023
This MOA supersedes previous agreements on NEOS. NEOS was first established on 22 October 1985 between USNO and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and NASA joined on 3 September 1996. The National Earth Orientation Service (NEOS) organization is referenced in the “PROPOSAL submitted in response to the Call for Participation issued by the International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) on 15 November 1999” and signed by the USNO Scientific Director, Dr. Ken Johnston. In 2019, NASA and NOAA entered into a separate agreement for the “Coordination of Maintenance and Operation of Continuously Operating Reference Stations Toward an Improved National Reference Frame” that includes NOAA contributions related to this NEOS agreement. In addition, USNO and NOAA NEOS related cooperation will be
NONREIMBURSABLE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEENNonreimbursable Memorandum of Agreement • May 9th, 2024
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (hereinafter referred to as "NASA"), enters into this nonreimbursable memorandum of agreement (hereinafter referred to as “MOA”) in accordance with the National Aeronautics and Space Act (51 U.S.C. § 20113(e)). The National Science Foundation (hereinafter referred to as "NSF"), enters into this MOA in accordance with the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.). The United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (hereinafter referred to as “NOAA”) National Weather Service and National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, enters into this MOA in accordance with 15 U.S.C. § 1532, the Space Weather Authority, and 33 U.S.C. § 883d and 883e, which provide inter alia authority to enter into agreements to conduct investigations and research in the geophysical sciences. The Department of the Air Force, comprised of the United States Air Force and the U
