NOAA Hit Hard by DOGE Layoffs
NOAA is the latest federal agency hit hard by layoffs ordered by the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) spearheaded by Elon Musk. The office that issues licenses to companies operating commercial remote sensing satellites, part of the Office of Space Commerce, no longer has any senior personnel to do that job, for example. Court challenges are underway against other DOGE firings. The situation at NOAA and elsewhere in the federal government is one of disarray.