Federal workers warn of safety threat after NOAA layoffs: ‘Perfect storm’

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Current and former staff at the federal government’s leading climate agency are warning of threats to public safety following the mass firing of hundreds of employees.

The first round of terminations at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration took place last week as the Department of Governmental Efficiency targets thousands of probationary employees who can be more easily fired from their posts.

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