The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials and grant the NWS ...

As the Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, some are raising concerns about federal preparedness after steep staff ...

Sunday marks the official start of what NOAA forecasters predict will be an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. But big ...

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran from Kansas has introduced legislation to exempt National Weather Service meteorologists from federal ...

The proposed measure also would grant the weather service temporary hiring authority for positions related to public safety.

The proposed measure also would grant the weather service temporary hiring authority for positions related to public safety.

Representative Mike Flood announced a bill on Friday to make employees of the National Weather Service classified as public safety mission function workers.

In a statement, NOAA Communications Director Kim Doster ... “We do have some staffing challenges across the Weather Service in general, but we're taking steps to move staff around to fill ...

A congressional tour of the National Weather Service Quad Cities forecasting office revealed a skeleton crew trying to keep ...