"Allison (Cluett) worked as a physical scientist who helped NOAA understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans and coasts," write Heather Welch, Allison Cluett and Matt Koller in a Guest ...

By Eric Bradner, Sunlen Serfaty, Tami Luhby and Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Widespread confusion and fear rippled through the federal workforce Thursday as federal agencies faced a key deadline in ...

Across the federal government, agencies face a Thursday deadline for their plans for widespread layoffs and reorganization.