The top Democrat on the House Natural Resources panel is pressing the committee’s chairman to investigate allegations of employee intimidation and privacy violations at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
NOAA this week was in the sights of the Elon Musk-led government efficiency task force, known as DOGE. The Commerce Department agency has a broad portfolio that includes fisheries management, coastal restoration, weather, and climate science. NOAA houses the National Weather Service. The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for remaking the federal government, recommended dismantling NOAA, among other agencies and programs.
“There have been credible reports of DOGE ...