The Trump budget plan calls for ending some programs ship captains and other boaters rely on. A Senate plan would keep the ...

The Department of Commerce Office of the Inspector General will investigate staffing shortages at the National Oceanic and ...

The U.S. Commerce Department will review if National Weather Service vacancies affected its response to floods in Texas.

Seeing the public safety need for weather readings, U.S. Rep. Mike Flood helped bring back the Omaha/Valley National Weather Service's balloon launches as well as staff to facilitate them.

For years, employees say, they've had to do more with less. But the ability to fill in the gaps became strained to the ...

As a warming planet delivers more extreme weather, experts warn that the Trump administration is dismantling the government’s ...

Concerns are rising over the accuracy of hurricane forecasts this year due to staffing and budget cuts at the National ...

Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.

The Trump administration pushed back Sunday on criticism of the National Weather Service's initial forecasting and its ...

National Weather Service defends its flood warnings amid fresh scrutiny of Trump staff cuts ...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut hundreds of jobs as the National Weather Service earlier this year.

More than 30 NWS offices are understaffed, with eight operating below critical staffing levels, impacting 24/7 coverage. Budget cuts and hiring challenges have reduced NWS staff from 5,500 to ...