The recent CNN report notes that while the NWS is preparing to hire 125 people, those hires will come after the agency processes transfers to cover “critical” vacancies. Last month, NOAA announced it ...

The temporary lift of the federal hiring freeze comes as hurricane season begins, which may help from cutting employee hours or overnight staffing.

Three weeks after the 24-hour Cheyenne National Weather Service office was forced to shut down overnight operations due to ...

Hiring new people at NWS and its parent agency NOAA has been ... and measuring how far winds or storm surge could spread away from its dangerous center. The other key part of the job is getting ...

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