National Weather Service Archives

NWS cuts spark concern over weather data privatization

WASHINGTON (AP) — As commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick oversees the U.S. government’s vast efforts to monitor and predict the weather. The billionaire also ran a financial firm, which he recently left in the control of his adult sons, that stands to benefit if President Donald Trump’s administration follows through on a decade-long Republican effort to […]

Leesburg environmental firm wins $136.9M NOAA contract

Leesburg-based environmental contracting firm Lynker has received a $136.9 million, five-year contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide scientific support to the National Weather Service‘s National Centers for Environmental Prediction. Work is expected to begin Sept. 1 and will be performed at the weather services’ Environmental Modeling Center in Col[...]