The new hiring target will include 126 new “front-line mission critical” roles, according to CNN, which first reported the hirings. The NWS has been approved to hire 450 meteorologists, hydrologists, and radar technicians.
The agency was hit hard by DOGE firings and employees taking the “fork in the road” early retirement option. As a result, more than 550 people, including probationary employees and those who took early retirement, left or were forced out of the agency. At one point, there were fewer than 4,000 employees.
Staffing shortages at the NWS led to multiple offices closing and limited operations.
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However, these hirings will not make up for all the lost personnel.
Cuts to the agency have raised concerns that it is not prepared for hurricane season or
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