Elon Musk’s DOGE storms federal weather forecasters’ headquarters
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Summary
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has reportedly accessed the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency that collects and shares vital weather and climate information, raising concerns about the public’s access to weather forecasts and ongoing cybersecurity threats.
Following the arrival of DOGE representatives at NOAA’s offices in Maryland, reports have emerged of a demand for all materials related to diversity and equity to be deleted, as well as the removal of posters providing information about sexual assault and harassment.
Staff have also been reportedly been told to give DOGE engineer Nikhil Rajpal editor access to NOAA Google sites, while employees have received a surge of spam emails, including adverts for jeans and Scientology, in addition to homophobic and misogynistic slurs.
Trump intends to slash NOAA’s workforce in half and reduce its budget by 30%, as reported by SciLight.