RUSKIN, Fla. — Like hundreds of National Weather Service employees, Brian LaMarre opted to take voluntary early retirement this year. At first, he had no plans to take this option offered by the ...

As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season begins amid warnings of heightened storm activity, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz ...

The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials and grant the NWS ...

As the Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, some are raising concerns about federal preparedness after steep staff reductions at the National Weather Service. The agency insists it's prepared.

“There is no question that the public safety for the community is at risk,” said Tom Fahy, legislative director of the National Weather Service Employees Organization. “(The ...

legislative director for the National Weather Service Employees Organization. The severe weather outbreak is among the first to challenge the weather service amidst growing concerns about staffing ...

The National Weather Service, or NWS, wasn’t spared, and employees warn it could put American families in harm’s way. Between 2010 and 2025, the NWS lost 300 employees through attrition.