{"id":2407675,"date":"2025-02-27T20:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T01:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noaa-fires-hundreds-of-probationary-workers-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T20:35:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T01:35:58","slug":"noaa-fires-hundreds-of-probationary-workers-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noaa-fires-hundreds-of-probationary-workers-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"NOAA fires hundreds of probationary workers &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnoaa-fires-hundreds-of-probationary-workers-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407675&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The National Oceanic and atmospheric Administration (NOAA) \u200dinitiated layoffs affecting hundreds of its probationary \u200cemployees as\u2064 part\u200c of the Trump administration&#8217;s effort to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-stagflation-on-the-horizon\/\" title=\"Is Stagflation on the Horizon?\">reduce federal spending<\/a> by\u2064 downsizing the workforce. Sources indicate that these cuts could affect more than 10% of NOAA&#8217;s employees,wiht\u2064 notifications communicated \u200cto staff,indicating job terminations\u2062 by the end of the day. The layoffs are part of a broader trend of downsizing \u200cacross various federal agencies and\u2062 have sparked concerns among affected\u200d employees and lawmakers. Critics, including Rep. Jared Huffman, have condemned\u2063 the layoffs, arguing that they jeopardize crucial\u2062 weather forecasting \u2062and emergency\u200b services\u200d relied\u200d upon by the public. The layoffs notably impact divisions within NOAA,such as \u200cthe National Weather Service and research programs,raising fears \u2062about the erosion of scientific expertise and the consequences for public safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US weather and climate agency NOAA fires hundreds of probationary workers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2023114\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) \">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration <\/a>began cutting its probationary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/983276\/noaa-chief-no-one-getting-fired-over-dorian-forecast-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"workforce\">workforce<\/a> on Thursday, with hundreds working at the top climate and weather forecasting agency affected by the layoffs as the Trump administration continues to cut the federal workforce to reduce spending.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The cuts could affect more than 10% of the employees at the agency, according to two sources with internal knowledge of the agency. On Thursday afternoon, the Commerce Department sent emails to hundreds of employees saying their jobs would be cut off at the end of the day.&nbsp;More notifications of terminations are expected on Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN &ndash; the DOGE cuts are now extending to NOAA and the National Weather Service. I hope to have more details soon.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamanthaJoRoth\/status\/1895240309833113612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>NOAA was established by President Richard Nixon in 1970 under the Department of Commerce. Its primary functions are to study and monitor the ocean and atmosphere, operate satellites, protect marine life, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">provide extreme weather warnings<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Staffers from Elon Musk&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3311919\/doge-enters-noaa-raising-democratic-fears-it-will-be-dismantled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"had entered NOAA offices \">had entered NOAA offices <\/a>earlier in February. Some in leadership positions at NOAA had sought exemptions for meteorologists working at the National Weather Service, a source familiar with the discussions told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear if those requests for exemptions were followed. However, several meteorologists came out publicly and announced their terminations on social media on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Eovino, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Anchorage, announced his termination in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MatthewEovinoWX\/status\/1895234162115916033\/photo\/1\">X<\/a>, writing that &ldquo;this isn&rsquo;t just about me &ndash; this impacts the future of weather forecasting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I never thought I&rsquo;d be in this position, but I was unexpectedly terminated from my job as an NWS meteorologist. This isn&rsquo;t just about me&mdash;this impacts the future of weather forecasting. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NWS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NWS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NOAA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NOAA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DWKmz4IiWp\">pic.twitter.com\/DWKmz4IiWp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matthew Eovino (@MatthewEovinoWX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewEovinoWX\/status\/1895234162115916033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>NOAA was one of the agencies targeted by the Heritage Foundation&rsquo;s Project 2025, which called for the administration to break up the climate agency. President Donald Trump repeatedly distanced himself from the policy blueprint while campaigning, however, the president has appointed several of its architects, including Russell Vought, who is now leading the Office of Management and Budget.<\/p>\n<p>The layoffs at NOAA come after other agencies have been downsizing their workforce, laying off employees with less than two years of service. Trump&rsquo;s administration has been working to cut the federal workforce as a way to trim down government spending.<\/p>\n<p>Workers at NOAA Headquarters, the National Weather Service, the satellites division, the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research have been hit by the cuts, according to a source familiar.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House National Resources Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/huffman.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/ranking-member-huffman-decries-mass-layoffs-at-noaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">slammed<\/a> the layoffs in a statement on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3311919\/doge-enters-noaa-raising-democratic-fears-it-will-be-dismantled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DOGE ENTERS NOAA, RASING DEMOCRATIC FEARS IT WILL BE DISMANTLED\">DOGE ENTERS NOAA, RAISING DEMOCRATIC FEARS IT WILL BE DISMANTLED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Musk&rsquo;s sham mission is bringing vital programs to a screeching halt,&rdquo; he said &ldquo;People nationwide depend on NOAA for free, accurate forecasts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/great-plains-midwest-reeling-after-powerful-storm\/\" title=\"Great Plains, Midwest reeling after powerful storm\">severe weather alerts<\/a>, and emergency information. Purging the government of scientists, experts, and career civil servants and slashing fundamental programs will cost lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>The Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to both NOAA and the Commerce Department for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2023114\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2023114\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOAA lays off hundreds of probationary workers amid budget cuts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2407676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25056813238602-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7970,4133,50334,51274,32076],"class_list":["post-2407675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-layoffs","tag-news","tag-noaa","tag-probationary-workers","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25056813238602-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407675"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407679,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407675\/revisions\/2407679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}