I haven't heard anything about NOAA having any new issues with workforce retention. The trend you're seeing in private sector expansion / growth is linked to t

I haven't heard anything about NOAA having any new issues with workforce retention. The trend you're seeing in private sector expansion / growth is linked to the massive investments in Earth observation and derivative applications. It's not really a response to anything happening in government. If anything, the federal government forced some of this growth through commitments like the Commercial Weather Data Program.