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Some National Weather Service offices in California are among those hit hardest by meteorologist vacancies, heightening ...
The National Weather Service is offering some reassurance amid cuts from the federal government. The local office tells WGNO it shouldn’t affect its operations this hurricane season.
Sen. Jerry Moran rebuked the Trump administration’s hiring freeze — which has since been ended for the National Weather Service.
After losing more than 560 employees to layoffs and early retirement incentives earlier this year, the National Weather Service has received permission to hire about 125 new meteorologists and ...
Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the ...
After losing nearly 600 employees to layoffs and retirements as part of the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce, the National Weather Service is planning to hire ...
The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the ...
TOLEDO, Ohio — Months after jobs were cut at the National Weather Service, and some were pressured into early retirement, two ...
DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the state's weekend flood risk.
The National Weather Service (NWS) is experiencing critical understaffing, exacerbated by recent terminations and retirements. Understaffing impacts over 30 NWS offices, with eight operating below ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas congressman on Friday introduced legislation to exempt National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists from federal hiring freezes. U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan ...
A federal-employee union has disputed the National Weather Service’s rationale for a hiring freeze that started last year, saying the agency left hundreds of forecaster vacancies unfilled ...