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Most weather service field offices already are understaffed, said James Spann, chief meteorologist for WBMA-TV in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Currently, more than 90% of U.S. airport towers are understaffed, and do not meet standards set by a working group that includes the FAA and the controllers' union, according to a CBS News analysis of FAA data.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
The Office of Polar Programs has long been understaffed, said Michael Jackson, who worked as an Antarctic program director for the agency until retiring late last year.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
But labor and industry groups say even without cuts, air traffic control towers were already understaffed.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Currently, more than 90% of U.S. airport towers are understaffed, and do not meet standards set by a working group that includes the FAA and the controllers' union, according to a CBS News analysis of FAA data.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
The Office of Polar Programs has long been understaffed, said Michael Jackson, who worked as an Antarctic program director for the agency until retiring late last year.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
But labor and industry groups say even without cuts, air traffic control towers were already understaffed.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Understaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understaffed. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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