The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut hundreds of jobs as the National Weather Service earlier this year.

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

The U.S. Commerce Department will review if National Weather Service vacancies affected its response to floods in Texas.

Concerns are rising over the accuracy of hurricane forecasts this year due to staffing and budget cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, WJAX, our partners in Jacksonville, ...

WTOL 11 Chief Meteorologist Chris Vickers sits down with both Warning Coordination Meteorologists responsible for keeping ...

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the ...

Here’s why budget and staffing cuts at the National Weather Service are raising concerns among Kansas City area emergency managers.

Budget cuts and hiring challenges contribute to the decline in NWS staff ... depends on – the transition of science and technology to life-saving operations. NWS staffing cuts need to addressed ...

The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the ...

Vagasky, who has criticized staffing reductions and cuts to weather balloon releases at the NWS, said he did not think better staffing would have prevented the tragedy. “Those are important ...

Brian LaMarre joined the National Weather Service in 1992 and accepted an early retirement spring 2025 after nearly two decades as meteorologist in charge in Tampa.

Opinion: As hurricane season starts, Trump is making sure you won't get FEMA help These vacancies were not in the forecast. And the mass exodus has formed a chaotic storm that now forces the NWS ...