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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 ...
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 ...
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Senator Hickenlooper demands Trump Administration reinstate NOAA and NWS workers
Senator John Hickenlooper demands that the Trump Administration reinstate NOAA and NWS workers amid peak storm season in ...
A crucial NWS office, battered by cuts, is trying to put on a brave face as tornado season peaks
A congressional tour of the National Weather Service Quad Cities forecasting office revealed a skeleton crew trying to keep ...
National Weather Service adding around 125 new hires after laying off hundreds
After losing more than 560 employees to layoffs and early retirement incentives earlier this year, the National Weather ...
NWS hiring surge won’t cover all offices | Here’s what’s next
The recent CNN report notes that while the NWS is preparing to hire 125 people, those hires will come after the agency ...
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National Weather Service adding around 125 new hires after laying off hundreds
After losing more than 560 employees to layoffs and early retirement incentives earlier this year, the National Weather Service has received ... speculation the staffing issues might have ...