Former NOAA administrator Rick Spinrad said an NWS vacancy could have been why some people didn't receive flood warnings.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that there were no staffing issues at NWS offices in Texas and that the flash flood was 'a tragic natural disaster.' ...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut hundreds of jobs as the National Weather Service earlier this year.

Water rose fast along the Guadalupe River, causing dozens of deaths. Local officials said they couldn’t have seen it coming.

GOP Texas Sen. Ted Cruz warned against partisan finger-pointing and laying blame during a press conference with state ...

Top nuke officials admit staffing challenges after DOGE layoffs, hiring freeze Testifying to a Senate committee, National Nuclear Security Administration leaders acknowledged staffing woes after ...

The US military’s strikes in Iran over the weekend prompted a swift response from across the federal government to react to ...

The risk of a public backlash against Trump if conditions at the national parks prove unpleasant for visitors this summer is significant.

WASHINGTON − Top leaders of the agency responsible for the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile admitted to DOGE-related staffing challenges at a Senate hearing. Asked by Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, if ...

Nuclear weapons woes: Understaffed nuke agency hit by DOGE and safety worries The consequences of DOGE's disruptions at the National Nuclear Security Administration could be far-reaching, experts say.

DOGE's push to cut some federal surveys conducted by the Census Bureau may be duplicating a White House agency's oversight work and weaken U.S. data infrastructure, experts warn.

DOGE teams have been reviewing leases, staffing and financial contracts signed by smaller agencies among other issues as part of a sweeping overhaul of government.