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For years, employees say, they've had to do more with less. But the ability to fill in the gaps became strained to the ...

As lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about staffing at the National Weather Service (NWS), President Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...

Concerns are rising over the accuracy of hurricane forecasts this year due to staffing and budget cuts at the National ...

Trump’s nominee to lead NOAA said he backs the president’s proposed cuts while expressing support for the agency’s mission.

Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas ...

Nominee says he would work to undo the workforce cuts from the last few months, though the process could take time.

A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people. Those staffing cuts did not cause the high number of deaths in the flash floods on July 4, experts said.

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...

Neil Jacobs stressed a desire to see the more than 120 Weather Service forecast offices across the country be fully staffed.

President Donald Trump's pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration called staffing NOAA weather ...

Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.