FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Pre-Modernization Environment and Planning -- 3 Execution of the Modernization and Associated Restructuring -- 4 Impact of the Modernization and Associated Restructuring -- 5 Lessons Learned -- References -- Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix B: Prior Assessments of the Modernization and Associated Restructuring -- Appendix C: Weather Forecast Office Site Visits -- Appendix D: National Weather Service Offices Collocated with Academic Institutions: Summary of Questionnaire Responses -- Appendix E: Automated Surface Observing System Impact on the Climate Record -- Appendix F: Statement of Task -- Appendix G: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.