Instrumentation on GOES-R to monitor the highly-variable solar and near-Earth space environment continues a long history of space weather observations from the GOES program. These observations are used to protect life and property of those adversely impacted by space weather conditions. Space weather consists of complex phenomena with significant societal and economic impacts such as rerouting polar air traffic, delaying deep-sea drilling operations as well as surveying activity, and affecting electric power distribution. As space weather users grow and diversify in the coming decade, GOES measurements will provide the critical information enabling progress to be made on new products and services. The emphasis for GOES-R is to maintain continuity with previous observations, but there are also improvements and changes in the measurements. In this presentation we will provide an update on the space weather instruments for GOES-R, the products and services that depend on these instruments, and the preparation for new products and services to better support our users. The GOES R instruments contributing to forecast services and research data include: the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI), the Extreme ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Suite (EXIS) that will measure solar x-rays and solar EUV radiation; and the energetic particle instruments, called the SEISS (Space Environment In-Situ Suite), that will provide multiple measurements characterizing the charged particle population, including measurements of the electron, proton, and heavy ion fluxes. Finally, Earth's magnetic field will be measured by a magnetometer (MAG) that is part of the spacecraft procurement. The measurements made by these instruments will contribute to the global Earth and Solar observations that are used in NOAA's operations and will provide direct support of users of space weather forecasts.