This week, staffers with Elon Musk’s DOGE operation entered the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to access IT systems. They’re also reviewing the agency’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices. NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service has ordered its scientists to stop all contact with foreign colleagues and contacts, including on international treaties and seafood catch limits. Meanwhile, President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to reprise his role as acting administrator of NOAA. An investigation found Jacobs violated NOAA’s code of ethics in 2019 after defending Trump’s false claim that Hurricane Dorian would hit Alabama — the so-called Sharpiegate scandal.