NOAA set to fire 1,029 more employees

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is planning to jettison 10 buildings it leases in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington as the agency prepares to eliminate another 1,029 employees nationwide.

NOAA braces for mass layoffs, fueling concerns about lifesaving weather services

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (SILVER SPRING, Md.) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is preparing to lay off more than 1,000 workers as part of the Trump administration’s mandate for agencies to prepare “reductions in force,” according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The cuts are fueling concerns that NOAA’s ability to deliver lifesaving services, such as weather forecasting, storm warnings, cl…

More layoffs expected at NOAA, about 10 percent of total workforce

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - More layoffs are coming in the weather world. Associated Press sources said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, is set to lose another 1,000 employees amid the Trump administrations purge of the federal workforce. The cuts equal out to about 10 percent of their total 10,029 employees. LOCAL NEWS: Congressman Tom Cole weighs in on NWS, NOAA firings The cuts come after nearly 900 probationary work…

LSU climatologist warns DOGE NOAA cuts may disrupt weather forecasting

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) - Additional cuts have been handed down to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), reducing the department by a total of about 20%, according to the Associated Press. A Louisiana State University professor and department chair believes this could mean trouble when it comes to providing up to date weather information. NOAA has had to cut about 2,000 positions as part of the DOGE cuts to feder…