“Neil knows that America uses NOAA’s products every day,” said Craig McLean, a career civil servant who was the agency’s chief scientist during Mr. Trump’s first term. “His last tenure showed the limits of good will against political bullying.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, turning to the man who was his acting NOAA chief in 2019 when Trump altered an expected hurricane impact map in what became known as the “Sharpiegate” scandal.

President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs as administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—the same acting chief who was overseeing the agency during the “Sharpiegate” scandal during his first term.

President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to head NOAA. Some former NOAA employees are concerned about Jacobs' scientific integrity after his prior involvement in "Sharpiegate."

If confirmed by the Senate, Neil Jacobs will retake the top slot at NOAA, where he was acting administrator from 2019 to 2021. He’s currently the chief science adviser at the Unified Forecast System, a NOAA-funded research initiative housed at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. The nomination was first reported by Axios.

President Donald Trump has named Neil Jacobs, a veteran of his first administration, to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Neil Jacobs, the new nominee to lead NOAA, faces different challenges compared to his stint as acting NOAA boss during Trump 1.0. Then, he was ensnared in the "Sharpiegate" scandal. Why it matters: NOAA's work affects Americans daily,

President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) official involved in the “Sharpiegate” episode during Trump’s first term, to lead

Neil Jacobs, who previously helmed the renowned science agency from 2018 to 2021, was officially censured for his role in the infamous "Sharpiegate" scandal.

The White House is nominating meteorologist Neil Jacobs to lead NOAA after he led the agency on an acting basis during President Trump's first term. Why it matters: The Commerce Department agency is one of the globe's top climate science agencies,

The Trump administration has tapped Neil Jacobs, a scientist cited for misconduct related to the “Sharpiegate” hurricane forecasting controversy, to lead the agency that oversees US government weather predictions and climate research.