Overview

• Jacobs was approved as part of a bloc of 107 nominations in a 51-47 Senate vote.
• An outside review in 2020 concluded he violated NOAA’s scientific integrity and ethics policies during Sharpiegate.
• At his July hearing, he said he would not authorize inaccurate statements under political pressure and acknowledged handling the episode differently today.
• He told lawmakers his top priorities include bolstering National Weather Service staffing, modernizing watch and warning delivery, and creating a disaster review board with robust post-storm assessments.
• He has recognized a human role in climate change while expressing support for administration proposals that would scale back parts of NOAA’s climate science operations.