Proposed budget cuts to NOAA are causing concern among Floridians, but the hurricane warning system remains robust. Most ...

Brian LaMarre spent 17 of his more than 30-year-career leading NWS Tampa in Ruskin. He took a voluntary retirement when it was offered in April.

How federal weather agencies have been impacted by staffing cuts.

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

The big winners if Social Security is privatized would likely be Wall Street brokers and fund managers. As lawmakers debate budgeting issues, the subject of Social Security privatization naturally ...

Vital hurricane-tracking satellites are expected to go dark just weeks into the Atlantic storm season — and NOAA blasted the media for fueling panic behind the shutdown while clarifying that ...

The U.S. privatization debate has foundered Opponents of privatization say it hasn't always worked out so well for the countries that have done it.

The budget proposed by the White House for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is almost half what it was a year ago, $3.5 billion.

Although the idea is not new, there appears to be renewed enthusiasm surrounding Social Security privatization. Privatization refers to shifting from a government-managed Social Security system to ...

Social Security privatization involves changing the current government-managed system to one in which individuals take on greater responsibility for their post-retirement income.

The privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac comes with risks and benefits. No matter where you stand on this issue, caution is the word.

Keiler says the public relies on NWS and NOAA for weather and emergency alerts, as do radio and television stations, as well as cable systems. “If a tremendous part of the system is down, the delivery ...