Representatives from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have begun investigating the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for information on employees linked to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The actions, communicated through an internal email from NOAA leadership, involve granting a DOGE employee access to internal resource group data. This has created anxiety among NOAA staff about potential implications for the agency's essential responsibilities, such as climate change research and severe weather warnings, especially in light of recent administrative changes and scrutiny applied across federal agencies under DOGE's direction.
DOGE representatives at NOAA are combing through IT databases to find employees associated with DEI initiatives, with a focus on internal resource group information.
As DOGE investigates NOAA's DEI-related materials, employees express concern over the potential implications for agency operations that are vital to weather warnings and climate research.
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