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TITAN EXPANDS NORMAN OPERATIONS
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Titan Applications, a division of Titan Corp. of San Diego, has
announced an expansion of its operations in Norman which will have
11 engineers working on the NEXRAD radar project early next month.
Bill Terry, office manager for Titan in Norman, said the company
has a five-year, $6 million contract to provide "specialty
engineering and technical assistance" to the National Weather
Service and the NEXRAD program.
He said Titan's presence in Norman could grow to 50 employees ...
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Beginning March 2, there will be a dramatic change in the way Wisconsin residents get forecasts from the National Weather Service. Forecasts for the state as a whole no longer will be issued from a single office in Sullivan, which has been weather central since 1989. Instead, Wisconsin will be
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Capitol Hill Press Releases
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National Weather Service Nervously Awaits Forecast on Its Future
The Washington Post
; The National Weather Service is struggling through a storm that brings rising political pressures and tightening purse strings. The agency's director is already a casualty and long-term modernization efforts could be slowed. The long-term forecast for the agency may depend on an independent review
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 "The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC)")
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFERS CLASS / ROCKINGHAM COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN HELP THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY BECOMING SKYWARN SPOTTERS.(TRIAD/STATE)
The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC)
; Byline: JANE REYNOLDS Staff Writer WENTWORTH -- When bad weather comes calling on Rockingham County, residents who take a special class this week may be able to do more than just talk about it. For the first time, the National Weather Service will teach the SKYWARN spotter class in Rockingham
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National Weather Service hit by political, economic storms Forecasting improvements may be delayed if money problems continue
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; The National Weather Service is struggling through a storm that brings rising political pressures and tightening purse strings. Its director is already a casualty and long-term modernization efforts could be slowed. The long-term forecast for the agency might depend on an independent review.
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Bill would restrict info from National Weather Service Santorum tries to give private firms room to compete
Chicago Sun-Times
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Budget shortfalls threaten routine programs of the National Weather Service.
The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)
; ... specialized forecast companies; and software developers in the field of weather. ___ (c) 2005, The Dallas Morning News. Visit The Dallas Morning News on the World Wide Web at http://www.dallasnews.com/ Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services ...
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