The Trump administration has placed two high-ranking officers on leave in the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) A series of efforts To cut the agency.
NOAA spokesperson Kim Duster confirmed in an email that the NOAA’s satellite and the information service for the information service, the Acting Assistant Secretary and Assistant Administrator Jeff Dillon, and Stephen Volz were placed on administrative leave.
CNN, Who reported news for the first timeIt also reported that the two led the investigation into the “Sharpeejate” scam, in which the NOAA issued a statement rebuing the social media post of a weather service office, which protested President Trump about the route of Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
However, Doster said that the decision to keep the authorities on leave was not related to the investigation.
Instead, he said that Dillon was placed on leave “pending reviews of performance issues in the last several weeks.” He did not say what the alleged issues were.
He said Volz was put on leave “on an unrelated case”, but did not specify what it was.
This step comes a few weeks after the hearing of Neil Jacobs to lead the agency. Jacobs led the NOAA under the previous Trump Administration, which also included during the “Sharpeejate” scam.
A 2020 report on the incident found that Jacobs Violation of NOAA’s scientific integrity policy,
Yakub Told MPs During their confirmation, hearing that “maybe there are some things that I will do differently” in relation to the incident.
Trump administration is Demand for cutting significant budget in NOAAEspecially for its climate research.
