Neil Jacobs, tapped to lead NOAA, called for sharper forecasting tools and clearer public alerts, just days after flooding in ...

Now Neil Jacobs, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which oversees NWS ...

Nominee says he would work to undo the workforce cuts from the last few months, though the process could take time.

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...

Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story NWS staffing will be priority, nominee tells Senate As lawmakers ...

After flash flooding struck Texas, the NWS came under fire from local officials who criticized what they described as ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oversees the National Weather Service, which has endured steep 'DOGE' ...

Key positions at National Weather Service offices across Texas are vacant, sowing doubt over the state’s ability to respond ...

"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.

Neil Jacobs stressed a desire to see the more than 120 Weather Service forecast offices across the country be fully staffed.

There were about 600 employee cuts at the National Weather Service — about 100 probationary employees and 500 buyouts. The Trump administration’s proposed 2026 budget would increase the National ...