The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is studying ways to mitigate a gap in weather data sourcing that could occur between 2014 and 2017, FCW reported Thursday. Frank Konkel writes the agency
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President Barack Obama has made two nominations within the Commerce Department by appointing a new assistant secretary and a new leader for the Census Bureau. Dr. Mark Schaefer was chosen assistant secretary
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will furlough its employees for four days starting in July as the agency could not offset automatic cuts under sequestration through a hiring freeze. Furloughs are
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will receive $476 million from the $50 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill that is awaiting President Barack Obama‘s signature. According to a NextGov article, the NOAA
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A study from the Aerospace Industries Association says sequestration cuts will lead to more than 22,000 job losses at NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, GovExec reports. The study, conducted
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Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will step down from her position at the end of February 2013, according to the Washington Post. Jason Samenow of the Post’s
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A new space weather forecast system could cost between $1 billion and $2 billion over the next 10 years, a panel of space scientists told a House subcommitee Wednesday. Mashable reports the
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Fiscal year 2013 funding for federal science programs will go down 8.2 percent if cuts under sequestration take effect starting in January, Science magazine reports. These figures are part of a report
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A recent government audit found there is a chance that a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite program could go over both budget and schedule, FierceGovernment IT reports. According to the Government
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The National Weather Service has published a reprogramming fact sheet for fiscal year 2012, highlighting budget shortages in areas needed to run important programs. A recent audit concluded the agency’s program for
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