NWS, he said, employs 2,100 meteorologists ... and effectively and planned out.” The decreased staffing levels — which he, too, estimated was roughly 575 positions — pose a challenge to those efforts, ...

NWS’s staffing was a large concern for committee members from both parties in the House and Senate.

As a storm system approached Jackson, in Southeastern Kentucky, on May 16, a few individuals agreed to work double shifts to ...

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

Hurricane season has started, but jobs still haven’t been refilled after drastic DOGE cuts, though the administration says it ...

With hurricane season underway and an above-normal activity forecast, some National Weather Service offices like Houston — where as many as 44 percent of positions are vacant ...

A crucial National Weather Service office, battered by cuts, is trying to put on a brave face as tornado season peaks.

A hiring freeze that resulted in shortened hours at the National Weather Service office in Goodland has been lifted. The ...

Concerns are growing over whether federal staffing shortages could soon hamper the forecasts that keep first responders and ...

Additionally, this legislation requires the Secretary of Commerce to submit a report after one year of enactment on staffing ...

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

Fahy said that for meteorologists specifically, the Lake Charles office has a vacancy rate of nearly 39%, the highest in the ...