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NOAA scientists scrub toilets, rethink experiments after service contracts end

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Federal scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Department of Commerce failed to renew their lab’s contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT, and building maintenance.

The Northwest Fisheries Science Center , part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , works with chemicals that can burn skin, erupt into flames, and cause cancer.

A new policy at the Commerce Department says Secretary Howard Lutnick must approve all contracts over $100,000 .

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