The Trump administration's federal hiring freeze is squeezing the team of National Weather Service meteorologists who inform pilots flying into and out of the Bay Area’s three major airports.

The Trump administration's federal hiring freeze is squeezing the team of National Weather Service meteorologists who inform pilots flying into and out of the Bay Area&rsquo;s three major airports.

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Federal Hiring Freeze Squeezes Team of Meteorologists Who Inform Bay Area Pilots 

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