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

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

The Commerce Department acting inspector general's office will evaluate the National Weather Service’s actions around the ...

Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story NWS staffing will be priority, nominee tells Senate As lawmakers ...

The Department of Commerce’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has opened an inquiry into staffing at the National Weather Service and the circumstances surrounding the deadly flooding in Central ...

The Office of the Inspector General on Friday announced it has initiated an audit on National Weather Service staffing levels and an examination into the "circumstances" surrounding recent Texas ...

Nominee says he would work to undo the workforce cuts from the last few months, though the process could take time.

While the chances of having an event similar to what had occurred in Texas are significantly lower, it raised a question ...

The National Weather Service's Wilmington, Ohio office has vacancies in 2 of 3 key leadership positions. What is being done ...

A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people. Those staffing cuts did not cause the high number of deaths in the flash floods on July 4, experts said.

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

Staffing issues at the National Weather Service in Tucson could be impacting the accuracy of monsoon storm predictions, ...