https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=48928 Privatisation of federal weather forecasting is being advanced through administration appointments and budget cuts that favor private providers. Appointees possess business ties-executive roles, board seats, consultancies, lobbying, and ownership stakes-in companies supplying commercial weather data, satellite imagery, and derivatives markets. Ethics measures cited include resignations, divestiture processes, interest transfers to adult children, waivers, and recusals, while federal rules bar actions benefiting officials' own holdings but do not extend to adult children. Reduced NOAA satellite funding could create further market opportunities for those private firms. en-us Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:31:03 +0530 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:31:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=48928 Privatisation of federal weather forecasting is being advanced through administration appointments and budget cuts that favor private providers. Appointees possess business ties-executive roles, board seats, consultancies, lobbying, and ownership stakes-in companies supplying commercial weather data, satellite imagery, and derivatives markets. Ethics measures cited include resignations, divestiture processes, interest transfers to adult children, waivers, and recusals, while federal rules bar actions benefiting officials' own holdings but do not extend to adult children. Reduced NOAA satellite funding could create further market opportunities for those private firms. News - Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:31:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=48928