"The Trump administration is seeking to reassign other employees to “critically understaffed” offices in the National Weather Service (NWS), according to an internal document.

The move to reassign these other employees comes after the administration fired hundreds of people at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including some staff at the NWS.

The service is now looking to staff 76 positions, including meteorologists in disaster-prone areas such as Houston and Miami, according to the document, which was reviewed by Science Committee Democratic staff.

In particular, it’s looking for staffers from other parts of NOAA to fill the holes in the weather service."

Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill May 14, 2025. [2]