US EditionNational Weather Service to fill 450 positions after firing 600, report says
UNITED STATES, AUG 5 – The National Weather Service is rehiring 450 meteorologists, hydrologists, and technicians after losing over 550 staff, citing public safety needs during an active hurricane season.
- The National Weather Service announced plans to recruit 450 new staff members, including experts in meteorology, hydrology, and radar technology, starting in early August 2025.
- This hiring follows severe staffing reductions under the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency that eliminated over 550 NWS positions.
- These cuts lowered total employees to below 4,000, closed multiple offices, increased workloads, and raised concerns about hurricane season preparedness.
- An anonymous NOAA official questioned the efficiency and expense involved in hiring and training many new employees when experienced staff were already available.
- The new direct hiring authority and addition of 126 front-line mission critical positions aim to restore capacity amid an expected slightly above-normal hurricane season.
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After deep DOGE cuts, National Weather Service gets OK to fill up to 450 jobs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hire as many as 450 people to shore up the National Weather Service after deep cuts this spring raised concern about dangerous understaffing, the Trump administration confirmed Wednesday. Read more...
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