The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hire as many as 450 people to shore up the National Weather Service after deep cuts in the spring.

NOAA was granted permission to fill critical positions at its weather arm, including openings for meteorologists, hydrologists and electronics technicians, Trump administration officials said.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is expected to hire hundreds of people to fill jobs for the National Weather Service after large layoffs earlier this year, according to