Tag: Bureau of Meteorology

BoM’s new supercomputer comes online as IT overhaul ends

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s new supercomputer for weather forecasting has gone live, with the Bureau of Meteorology bringing the system into service after experiencing delays related to its seven-year IT overhaul. Australis...

Sky-high IT contractor costs at weather bureau

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s national weather agency forked out more than $400 million on external contractors for its long-running IT upgrade – the full cost of which has never publicly been revealed....

BoM technology projects hit by an Estimates whirlwind

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The head of the Bureau of Meteorology was challenged by senators on Wednesday after not answering a series of questions about suspected cost blow outs in its technology projects...

Bureau of Meteorology to open new space hub

Posted on   |  by Staff Writer
The Bureau of Meteorology is set to open a space weather hub in Adelaide that will monitor events like solar flares, which can disrupt services like GPS for navigation...