The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is bracing for another round of mass firings after the Trump administration signaled plans to lay off more than 1,000 workers. NOAA’s workforce is already down by about 2,000 people since Trump took office, following a first round of cuts and a buyout offer by Elon Musk and his DOGE operation.

The Trump administration has begun gutting the Justice Department unit that oversees prosecutions of public officials accused of corruption. Cuts to the Public Integrity Section come after several of its officials resigned last month when acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove ordered them to drop federal corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.