For what it's worth I just interacted with one of them and they appeared to be in good spirits and eager to assist. I let them know on Monday that one of their weather radio transmitters was offline and by Tuesday they had it back online which is impressive given the cause was out of their control. Maybe they were the exception but that was a very pleasant experience, probably one of the best out of all the federal agencies I have interacted with recently.
The goal is privatization.
To put a finer point on it can we say it's Accuweather's goal? I think at the end of the day Accuweather just wants to be a cash-making front end to NWS products.