Because the NOAA has a Division of Security under the Dept. of Commerce umbrella: https://www.commerce.gov/osy/field-offices/national-oceanic-...
The Western Regional Security Office is housed at the NOAA Western Regional Center.
On some level, NOAA is a national security asset, I would think, so it makes sense. Also, they appear to provide security services for other, smaller agencies within the DOC.
It’s sort of like when you find out that both Amtrak and the NIH have tactical response teams: https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-20-710.pdf
(And that’s not even to mention the NOAA uniformed service, which was always a nerdy dream of mine to join… https://www.omao.noaa.gov/learn/noaa-commissioned-officer-co... )
You might even call them an umbrella agency.
1) there's the weather aspect
2) encompassing several responsibilities
3) ?
> Your short course in Treason is a series of articles on how spies are caught, the prevalence of espionage, and why people spy
https://www.wrc.noaa.gov/wrso/mission.htm
> Protects the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Government by collaboration with key leaders, decision-makers, and stakeholders to effectively mitigate security risks.
As a result, I found myself reading the entire page, all the way through to the end.
The parent URL https://www.wrc.noaa.gov/wrso/ Or their about page: https://www.wrc.noaa.gov/wrso/aboutwrso.htm
Seems it's part of the Department of Commerce? But they list one of their their clients as NOAA.