The federal agency has received permission to hire for 450 roles, including radar technicians, meteorologists, and hydrologists.

The hiring burst follows a wave of departures at the National Weather Service during the first few months of the Trump administration.

The National Weather Service is hiring as they've been given the green light by the Trump administration to bring back critical positions after job cuts earlier in the year.

NOAA announced last month it was seeking 155 transfers to fill these “critical” positions. An NWS employee told CNN it is not yet clear if they will succeed in filling all the transfer ...

The news comes amid concerns that neither the NWS nor the Federal Emergency Management Agency are nearly as prepared for hurricane season as they have been in past years, and after a spate of ...

The news comes amid concerns that neither the NWS nor the Federal Emergency Management Agency are nearly as prepared for hurricane season as they have been in past years, and after a spate of ...

NOAA announced last month it was seeking 155 transfers to fill these “critical” positions. An NWS employee told CNN it is not yet clear if they will succeed in filling all the transfer ...