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The Lake Charles office was among the hardest hit in Louisiana, and now some lost jobs may be filled again. Here's what to ...
The National Weather Service earlier this year lost more than 500 employees to layoffs and early retirement packages.
Experts who understand severe weather also worry about cuts to NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. From ...
The National Weather Service is offering some reassurance amid cuts from the federal government. The local office tells WGNO ...
After conflicting reports, the National Weather Service refused to say Monday whether its Marquette office has enough staff ...
The Lake Charles branch of the NWS is down four meteorologists, all of whom took advantage of retirement offered as part of a ...
A bill introduced Friday would classify forecasters and other staff as critical public safety roles. It comes after the ...
The weather service has lost 600 employees nationwide this year due to firings, early retirement offers and federal deferred ...
A hiring freeze that resulted in shortened hours at the National Weather Service office in Goodland has been lifted. The ...
The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials and grant the NWS ...
Fahy said that for meteorologists specifically, the Lake Charles office has a vacancy rate of nearly 39%, the highest in the ...
After a slew of controversial layoffs, the National Weather Service (NWS) is hiring once again. However, one federal lawmaker says it is like putting a Band-Aid over a massive cut.