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Social Security’s long-term outlook was already troubled before Trump, and these drastic reductions make the understaffed agency even less equipped to support those who rely on it.
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Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
At the weather service, NOAA is conducting short-term temporary duty assignments and has offered reassignment opportunities to try to move people around to the most understaffed offices.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 June 2025
In its aftermath, regional forecast offices in at least six different cities are critically understaffed, according to multiple people interviewed for this story.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 May 2025
Several departments were critically understaffed and staff morale critically damaged.
—Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
At the weather service, NOAA is conducting short-term temporary duty assignments and has offered reassignment opportunities to try to move people around to the most understaffed offices.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 June 2025
In its aftermath, regional forecast offices in at least six different cities are critically understaffed, according to multiple people interviewed for this story.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 May 2025
Several departments were critically understaffed and staff morale critically damaged.
—Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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“Understaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understaffed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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