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Hundreds of NOAA employees are being laid off as part of President Trump's federal workforce downsizing initiative. Getty Images

Hundreds of NOAA employees laid off as part of federal workforce downsizing

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Hundreds of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees are receiving pink slips, according to multiple news agencies. This is part of President Trump’s and the Department of Government Efficiency’s promise to downsize the federal workforce. NOAA is a federal agency focusing on climate, weather, oceans, and coastal resources. It provides weather warnings and forecasts and observes changes in the atmosphere, ocean and land, among other responsibilities. Nearly 900 NOAA employees are being laid off, which is about 5% of the agency’s staff, according to an inside source who spoke to CBS News. One source also said no National Weather…

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