Bureau of Meteorology

Excellent

Annual Budget

$395M

ROI Grade

A — Excellent

Staff

1,750

Fiscal Year

2025-26

Bureau of Meteorology manages $395M/yr and actually hits their targets. Grade: A — one of the few.

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What I found on this entity

$395M national weather service. Exceeds forecast accuracy targets. Severe weather warnings delivered ahead of time. Genuine public value: warnings protect lives and enable $60B+ agricultural sector.

Annual Budget

$395M

Prior year: $385M (+3%)

Headcount

1,750 staff

$226K per employee

Budget Trend

→ Budget Flat

Portfolio

Environment

Performance Targets vs Actuals

Target

88% accuracy on 72-hour temperature forecasts

Actual

91.2% accuracy on 72-hour temperature forecasts (2023–24 Annual Report)

Source: BoM 2023–24 Annual Report. 72-hour forecast accuracy: BoM Verification Statistics.

My Findings & Evidence 1 finding

AusTender 1 June 2024

$22M wasted

$22M blown on BoM cloud migration cost overruns with Amazon Web Services

The Bureau of Meteorology handed Amazon Web Services a $67 million limited tender contract for data centre migration and cloud services — but the project blew out by 49%, meaning roughly $22 million of your taxes went on cost overruns alone. The contract was awarded through a limited tender process, meaning other providers weren't given a fair crack at competing for the work.

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My Published Investigations 1 investigation

WASTE $22M

The Bureau of Meteorology's AWS migration cost $22 million more than planned — and nobody shopped around

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