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Flood, Bipartisan Coalition Introduce Legislation Speeding National Weather Service Hiring
- U.S. Representative Mike Flood supports a bipartisan bill to classify certain jobs at the National Weather Service as essential for public safety, making it harder to fire employees.
- The Weather Workforce Improvement Act aims to protect key jobs, including those focused on hurricane and tornado forecasts, to improve staffing at the National Weather Service.
- Democratic Representative Eric Sorensen emphasized the necessity of reliable weather forecasts, stating, 'Severe weather affects both blue states and red states.'
- Concerns have been raised about reduced manpower at the National Weather Service and its impact on storm preparedness, particularly as hurricane season starts and Maine's risk of severe storms is elevated.
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Flood, bipartisan coalition introduce legislation speeding National Weather Service hiring
U.S. Rep. Mike Flood has helped to introduce the bipartisan Weather Workforce Improvement Act, which is designed to reinforce the public safety mission of the National Weather Service and grant the organization temporary direct hiring authority for positions relating to…
Flood wants NWS classified as essential to safety
Critical National Weather Service staff would be classified as part of the nation's public safety apparatus, like FBI agents and air traffic controllers, and protected from future reductions in force under a measure 1st District Rep. Mike Flood introduced Friday.
Michigan Sen. Peters' bill would exempt weather forecasting offices from federal hiring freeze
WASHINGTON — Michigan U.S. Sen. Gary Peters has introduced a bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to exempt certain National Weather Service positions from a federal hiring freeze, saying the agency needs to be able to adequately staff positions that…
Lutnick points to tech modernization plans as lawmakers question NWS staffing levels
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick pointed to plans to automate and centralize certain functions at the National Weather Service amid questions from lawmakers last week on staffing shortages at the agency. The Trump administration’s hiring freeze and efforts to reduce the size of the federal government through firing probationary workers, deferred resignation and early retirements all came as NWS already had a history of staffing issues. Accordi…
Nebraska congressman’s bill would prioritize filling Weather Service vacancies after DOGE cuts
Flood’s legislation was cosponsored by a bipartisan group of lawmakers from Florida, California, Oklahoma, and Illinois. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — Nebraska Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Flood introduced legislation this month that would make it harder for National Weather Service employees to be fired. The bipartisan-backed bill, named the Weather Workforce Improvement Act, would reclassify Weather Service employees as public s…
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