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The #NDAA includes a provision that will create the “Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.” Its goal will be to coordinate recovery activities for Puget Sound with dedicated resources and staffing to make it happen.

That’s home. That’s us. 🌎 This image dubbed the “pale blue dot” was taken by NASA Voyager today in 1990. As the spacecraft sped toward interstellar space, it captured Earth from 3.7 billion miles (6 billion km) away. Find out 10 fast facts: go.nasa.gov/3E7eW9m

Happy #WorldOceanDay – our oceans are full of marine habitats and critical to Washington state's economy. Great to join National Marine Sanctuary Foundation to discuss how the federal government can better protect these resources – count me as a partner!

Happy World Ocean Day! It's been an eventful week with a Women’s Aquatic Network Happy Hour, #CHOW2023 Hill Day and panels, and the NOAA Sustainable Seafood Celebration.

We are so grateful for the opportunity to participate in today's Southern NV #WaterSummit, where #DRI's Justin Huntington (@watermapper) presented about #OpenET. Thank you to Congresswoman Susie Lee for hosting this important event. For more info on OpenET, visit openetdata.org.

Midnight tonight - available wherever you stream music.

CNN Projection: Ohio voters approve enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution, the latest win for abortion advocates in a post-Roe world. trib.al/mEscPeR

NEW: Ohio voters approve a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana, NBC News projects — the 24th state to do so. nbcnews.app.link/9Wy1lGG0xEb

1/16/24: Federal offices in the DC area are CLOSED. Emergency and telework-ready employees must follow their agency’s policies. Visit the link for more details: opm.gov/status

PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! Did we say PEAK BLOOM?! The blossoms are opening & putting on a splendid spring spectacle. See you soon. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸! nps.gov/cherry #CherryBlossom #BloomWatch #WashingtonDC

📍#Eclipse2024 in DC with the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee staff. Thanks NASA, NOAA, U.S. National Science Foundation, and American Astronomical Society (AAS) for the awesome shades!😎Check out the science behind a solar eclipse: science.nasa.gov/eclipses/nasa-…

Thank you to the meteorologists, researchers, scientists, and everyone at NOAA working around the clock to provide essential data as we prepare for Hurricane Milton.

Come say hello at #AGU24 and explore the wide range of career options across many sectors in aquatic and marine science and policy!

Tonight I sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Lutnick, urging him to exempt NWS from the federal hiring freeze due to the critical role the agency plays in public safety and supporting the economy, and protect all NOAA employees from firings or reduction in force initiatives that

This is so perfectly written and I'm 100 percent in agreement with James Spann regarding the invaluable service that NWS and NOAA provide on an hourly basis. Collectively they are one of, if not the best bang for your taxpayer buck out there.

The firings jeopardize our ability to forecast and respond to extreme weather events like hurricanes, wildfires, and floods—putting communities in harm’s way. They also threaten our maritime commerce and endanger 1.7 million jobs that depend on commercial, recreational and tribal

NEW: NOAA operations slowed by mandate for Commerce Secretary to approve ALL contracts/contract extensions above $100,000. This nearly led to a significant deterioration of Nat'l Weather Service operations last night. axios.com/2025/04/01/noa…

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