The Trump administration is planning to undo most of the cuts to the National Weather Service put in place earlier this year by the Department of Government Efficiency.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has received permission to fill 450 positions at the National Weather Service, roles that will include meteorologists, hydrologists and radar technicians , according to Reps. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill., and Mike Flood, R-Neb.

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The move to rehire for those positions, which was first reported by CNN , comes after a summer of deadly, extreme weather that put cuts to NWS under particular scrutiny, with many politicians in both parties pushing to undo the cuts.

One government official told NBC News

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