NOAA employees told the stop -working with “foreign citizens”

A number of federal employees in the National Administration of Oceanic and Air Country (NOAA), the American Federal Agency that monitors and coordinates the oceans and the air for the purpose of predicting changes in climate and weather, has received orders to temporarily stop communicating with foreign citizens, including those who work directly with the government The United States, I learned wire.

An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that the national marine fish fisheries service in NOAA received orders to stop all “international posts”. (Emphasize them.) The message states that requests extend to participation in international commissions and even emails “with foreign national colleagues.”

Email also guides NMFS-responsible for promoting Solav and the sustainability of US seafood sources-to provide the details of any continuous work with international partners to be examined by the highest, including those in the US Department of Commerce (DOC),, umbrella agency in Noaa .

Noa and Doc did not respond immediately on a request for comment. The motivation behind Incommunicado orders is not immediately clear, nor the time you will continue.

According to a source of knowledge of NMFS, it is granted to not reveal his identity because – as with other sources in this story – they were not allowed to speak to the press. “Huge exposure” due to marine wind projects sharing At international energy workshops, winds, conferences and summits.

The agency expected, for example, to host international colleagues and trainees this summer linked to the development of marine winds Working group Founded by the International Sea Exploration Council, the oldest international scientific organization in the world.

President Donald Trump released Executive order On his first day in the office designed for paralysis of wind energy. In the post -adopting speech, Rialo said: “We will not do the wind.”

According to another source in NOAA, Incommunicado orders extend to the satellite, data and national environmental information (Nesdis). In addition to collecting data from all parts of the federal government, Nesdis depends on a wide range of international partners. The weather and climate data in Nesdis is necessary not only for the safety of air transport, but to combat drought, monitor the destruction of coral reefs, and protect the rail shipping companies against dangerous weather.

According to Neshsis WebsiteIt works closely with the European Space Agency, which provides access to data via a group of guardian satellites that EUTETSAT, an international weather control agency consisting of more than 30 member states.

WIRED reported on Wednesday that NIAA RAJPAL, a former Twitter employee who seems to have no experience in ocean science and atmosphere, and the document editing force related to the agency’s work hosted by Google sites. The sources said that the orders came from the Minister of Commerce, Acting Jeremy Bilter.

Government records show that Rajpal now has email addresses working with both the NOAA and Elon Musk government management (DOGE). WIRED also learned that Rajpal is listed in a “expert” list in a list of the employee management office, the Ministry of Human Resources affiliated with the government, where DOGE workers have installed information that collects the server about federal employees who used to deliberately connect the management program for the deferred resignation program.

Noaa was a common goal for conservatives, many of whom called for dismantling or privatizing its various functions.