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Legislation introduced to protect NWS operations, forecasting
New bipartisan legislation is being introduced to protect 24/7 forecasting with the National Weather Service (NWS).
Law Would Make Most National Weather Service Workers Hard to Fire
A bill introduced Friday would classify forecasters and other staff as critical public safety roles. It comes after the ...
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Moran announces bill to exempt National Weather Service forecasters from federal hiring freezes
US Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas is among several lawmakers in Congress seeking to exempt certain National Weather Service ...
Nebraska Congressman introduces bipartisan bill to increase National Weather Service staffing
The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials and grant the NWS ...
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Sens. Moran, Peters Introduce Legislation to Exempt National Weather Service Meteorologists from Federal Hiring Freezes
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Gary Peters introduced the Federal Operational Resilience in Emergency Conditions and Storm ...
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Senate steps away from NWS restructuring proposal, puts emphasis on severe weather communication
But it is moving forward with legislation that ... disclosures related to NWS contracting activities, after Congress learned that a senior official wrote his own job description for a cushy ...