Mass Layoffs Begin at NOAA, With Hundreds Said to Be Fired in One Day
The cuts came just before a separate wave of departures was expected under the Trump administration’s so-called deferred ...
Mass Layoffs at NOAA Spark Concerns Over Weather, Climate Research
T he Trump Administration has begun firing probationary employees at the federal agency tasked with overseeing weather ...
Trump fires hundreds working on weather forecasts, satellite data and radar systems
The terminations come days before a potential severe weather outbreak in the southeastern U.S. — and just months ahead of the ...
Colorado Democrats call for independent investigation of NOAA firings
Colorado Sens. John Hickenlooper (D) and Michael Bennet (D), and Rep. Joe Neguse (D) called for an independent investigation ...
Former NOAA Officials Warn That Job Cuts Could Risk Lives and Livelihoods
NOAA is best known for operating the National Weather Service, but its work stretches from the ocean bed to outer space and ...
Mass Firings Aren't Meritocracy
The goal is to make the federal government a meritocracy as much as possible. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 27, 2025 But the way DOGE has handled these firings probably isn't the right means of ...
Mass job cuts hit NOAA, agency that oversees hurricane center and weather service
Federal employees who monitor and forecast the nation’s weather and climate have been hit with a wave of mass firings.
Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman: National Weather Service layoffs are worrying
Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees are out of a job.