House Democrats are pressing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for answers after reports surfaced that personnel from the Department of Government Efficiency gained unauthorized access to NOAA facilities, raising concerns about security and the agency’s independence.

Two senior Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter Monday demanding an explanation from NOAA leadership regarding alleged activity by Elon Musk’s DOGE.

Ranking member Jared Huffman, D-Calif., and Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee ranking member Val Hoyle, D-Ore., led the letter, which was signed by more than a dozen House Democrats and sent to acting NOAA Administrator Vice Adm. Nancy Hann.

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