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National Weather Service to rehire positions cut by DOGE

After Job Cuts, the National Weather Service Is Hiring Back Workers
The federal agency has received permission to hire for 450 roles, including radar technicians, meteorologists, and hydrologists.
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
Weather Service is now hiring back hundreds of positions that got cut in the DOGE chaos
The National Weather Service has received permission to hire 450 meteorologists, hydrologists and radar technicians just months after being hit hard by Department of Government Efficiency-related cuts and early retirement incentives.
National Weather Service hiring again months after Trump job cuts
The National Weather Service is hiring as they've been given the green light by the Trump administration to bring back critical positions after job cuts earlier in the year.
National Weather Service to hire, re-hire 450 professionals as hurricane season heats up
The National Weather Service has received approval to hire 450 professionals ahead of hurricane season, just months after job cuts.
Trump reverses Doge job cuts under Musk in US national weather service, hundreds to rejoin work
The Trump administration will reinstate 450 National Weather Service positions cut under Elon Musk’s cost-saving program, lawmakers announced
Trump cuts to California National Weather Service leave ‘critical’ holes: ‘It’s unheard of’
Some National Weather Service offices in California are among those hit hardest by meteorologist vacancies, heightening concerns as the state contends with the threat of extreme weather.
National Weather Service to rehire positions cut by DOGE, but hurricane coverage uncertain
The National Weather Service is set to rehire thousands of positions that were cut by DOGE, however, they may not be back in time for this hurricane season. NBC News' Chase Cain spoke with scientists on their concerns of how staff shortages will affect this hurricane season.
DOGE tore through National Weather Service like a tornado with mass firings. Many are being rehired
After Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency tore through the National Weather Service in a blur with firings, the government has rehired many of its employees, NBC News reported. The rehires come after a summer where extreme weather incidents put the cuts to the National Weather Service under increased scrutiny.
Even with OK to hire, DOGE cuts to National Weather Service create concern for future
You can think of it like a puzzle and you're losing pieces and if you lose a couple pieces, you know, it's not too big of a deal. But you start losing more and
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National Weather Service launches new hiring spree after DOGE cuts
The National Weather Service (NWS) has announced that it will be hiring new meteorologists and specialists after a slate of terminations mandated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE ...