National Weather Service to Rehire Workers After Significant Personnel Cuts

Following ongoing concerns about understaffing at the National Weather Service (NWS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) received permission to fill 450 positions in NWS that it had previously vacated by firing employees. The Trump Administration’s nominee to lead NOAA, Neil Jacobs, had recently pledged to rebuild staff at NWS after the Trump Administration faced criticism for significant personnel cuts.