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Official overseeing the National Hurricane Center testified to Congress it’s fully staffed—it’s not
The National Hurricane Center is “fully staffed” and any suggestion that the Trump administration fired meteorologists at the ...
Nebraska Congressman introduces bipartisan bill to increase National Weather Service staffing
The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials and grant the NWS ...
Ahead of wildfire season, Sen. Cantwell says staff shortage at National Weather Service has a ‘dangerous impact’
Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell has voiced concern over staffing cuts at the National Weather Service, which she says have ...
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Senator Trying To Keep NWS Staffed
Additionally, this legislation requires the Secretary of Commerce to submit a report after one year of enactment on staffing ...
U.S. Rep. Mike Flood seeks to protect the National Weather Service from cost-cutting
The proposed measure also would grant the weather service temporary hiring authority for positions related to public safety.
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Sen. Cantwell says weather service cuts could rain trouble on Washington state
The federal government plays a major role in predicting weather and fighting wildfires. Experts say the Trump ...
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NWS hires won’t make up for Trump cuts, meteorologists say
Nearly 600 employees have left the National Weather Service in recent months. Meteorologists say 125 new hires will still ...
NOAA 'fully staffed' with forecasters, scientists, US Commerce secretary says
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a Senate hearing that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...
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National Weather Service, FEMA start hurricane season under a cloud
The NWS, part of the National Oceanic and ... and Milton — made landfall in the United States, causing extensive damage, NOAA reported. The weather service now has about a dozen offices with ...