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CSS Employee Owners Receive NOAA Award
NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite and Data Information Service (NESDIS) recognizes the National Centers for Environmental Information Cloud Archive Team with 2026 NESDIS Outstanding Information Technology and Engineering Team Award! This award recognizes the team’s efforts to develop and deploy the Open Information Stewardship System (OISS) and create a large language model (L-OISS) that automates the generation and testing of complex archive workflows. CSS Employee Owners Elchin Julfayev and Leo Mikula are members of this team and recognized for their contributions.
The innovative and comprehensive approach taken with these current technologies will continue to positively influence future generations, who will benefit immensely from the hard work and perseverance of this team and their larger program.
Congratulations to all on this major accomplishment!
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