NOAA will hire for 'mission-critical' jobs

NOAA scrambles to fill key weather roles after deep Trump-era staffing cuts

Despite sweeping staff reductions this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will temporarily hire for critical weather forecasting positions as hurricane season approaches.Alexa St. John and Matthew Daly report for The Associated Press.In short:NOAA will begin hiring for essential National Weather Service positions under a limited exemption from a federal hiring freeze.Earlier this year, the Department of Government E…

NOAA will hire for 'mission-critical' jobs

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it will hire for "mission-critical field positions" amid expert warnings that the National Weather Service has been cut too sharply just as hurricane season arrives.