FY19 Budget Request: 20% NOAA Cut Targets Research, Forecasters

The Trump administration has proposed to decrease the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ’s budget by 20 percent in fiscal year 2019, echoing many of the cuts to research and other programs requested for fiscal year 2018. The new proposal would cut hundreds of weather forecasting positions while keeping the development of NOAA’s satellite observations programs on track.
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - Category: Physics Authors: Source Type: news