THE BIPARTISAN EFFORT STEMS FROM STAFFING ISSUES THAT YOU LEARNED ... CONFIDENT THIS The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials ...

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran from Kansas has introduced legislation to exempt National Weather Service meteorologists from federal ...

A bill introduced Friday would classify forecasters and other staff as critical public safety roles. It comes after the ...

A crucial National Weather Service office, battered by cuts, is trying to put on a brave face as tornado season peaks.

This bipartisan bill, if passed would put National Weather Service Meteorologists in the same category as FBI agents and air ...

"If you think about the kind of weather we have in Nebraska, if it's not a tornado, it's a wildfire; if it's not a wildfire, ...

The proposed measure also would grant the weather service temporary hiring authority for positions related to public safety.

who introduced bipartisan legislation Friday that would classify NWS employees as critical public ... What would ideal staffing levels be? “I’ll have to refer you to public affairs ...

Additionally, this legislation requires the Secretary of Commerce to submit a report after one year of enactment on staffing ...

Nearly 600 employees have left the National Weather Service in recent months. Meteorologists say 125 new hires will still leave the agency dangerously understaffed. New hiring efforts at the ...

National Weather Services offices lack meteorologists after the Trump administration implemented staffing cuts and a hiring ...

The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials and grant the NWS ...