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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

The National Weather Service is working to hire back hundreds of positions laid off or otherwise cut by the Trump administration, but it's progressing at a snail's pace, with about 80 final job offers accepted for meteorologists, hydrologists and other specialized staff. The agency received permission in late July to add a total of 450 people after about 550 were cut by DOGE earlier this year.

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The decision to authorize new hires came after lawmakers and citizens expressed concerns about how the NWS cuts would impact public safety. The slow hiring means the Weather Service is going into yet another critical storm season with more than a dozen forecast offices forced to get by with serious staff vacancies, potentially undermining the accuracy of forecasts and warnings during powerful winter storms.

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