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A bill introduced Friday would classify forecasters and other staff as critical public safety roles. It comes after the ...
The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials and grant the NWS ...
"If you think about the kind of weather we have in Nebraska, if it's not a tornado, it's a wildfire; if it's not a wildfire, ...
A Kansas congressman on Friday introduced legislation to exempt National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists from federal ...
Additionally, this legislation requires the Secretary of Commerce to submit a report after one year of enactment on staffing ...
House Democrats plan to introduce legislation overnight that would prevent further Trump administration cuts to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration funding or staffing after severe storms ...
The proposed measure also would grant the weather service temporary hiring authority for positions related to public safety.
After having its workforce reduced through voluntary retirement offers and layoffs, the National Weather Service is looking ...
Fahy said that for meteorologists specifically, the Lake Charles office has a vacancy rate of nearly 39%, the highest in the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a Senate hearing that NOAA is 'fully staffed' with weather ...