NATION IN BRIEF - washingtonpost.com

NATION IN BRIEF - washingtonpost.com:

"The top two leaders of the National Weather Service announced their resignations Friday, two days after the director of the National Hurricane Center blasted federal overseers for attempting to diminish both agencies' identity and absorb their budgets.

David L. Johnson, who has served as director of the National Weather Service since January 2004, said he will step down on June 30. John E. Jones Jr., the service's deputy director since 1998, will retire on the same day after 35 years in the government."

Comment: Is this another example of the Bush administration's impact on the science and technology community? Clearly the cutback on hurricane research is not in the nation's best interest! JAD