US Weather Service Merges Units as Staffing Pressure Rises
Meteorologists monitor weather activity at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction headquarters in College Park, Maryland.
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The US National Weather Service will merge two of its largest forecasting units as it prepares for the loss of as many as 1,000 staffers.
Employees were encouraged to take early retirements as a handful of consolidations were announced during an all-hands meeting at the agency on Thursday with Director Ken Graham, according to people familiar with the matter who weren’t authorized to speak publicly.