At first a response to extreme weather, the 2010 Telework Enhancement Act prepared agencies for a different type of disaster ...

Privatization would diminish a central role the federal government has played in weather forecasting since the 1800s.

Neil Jacobs, tapped to lead NOAA, called for sharper forecasting tools and clearer public alerts, just days after flooding in ...

Neil Jacobs, who was embroiled in ‘Sharpiegate’ during the first Trump administration, says he supports proposed major cuts ...

As lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about staffing at the National Weather Service (NWS), President Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...

Current and former National Weather Service officials defended the agency, pointing to urgent flash flood warnings issued in ...

Weather model data shows the National Weather Service had reason to warn of higher flood risks. Still, meteorologists say the agency made reasonable predictions.

The president’s pick to lead the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration testified before Congress Wednesday.

Neil Jacobs stressed a desire to see the more than 120 Weather Service forecast offices across the country be fully staffed.

Neil Jacobs has vowed to place science, human safety and technological innovation at the forefront of operations if confirmed ...