Hurricane Center Chief "Reassigned"

From the AP by way of AM New York:

Hurricane Center Chief Reassigned

MIAMI (AP) -- The director of the National Hurricane Center was reassigned Monday, four days after many of the center's employees called for his removal because of his comments about an aging weather satellite. More than 20 of Bill Proenza's nearly 50 staff members signed a statement last week urging federal officials to dismiss him. They said Proenza had undermined the public's confidence in the center by exaggerating the forecasting problems scientists would face if the satellite failed.

It seems odd to me that a vocal critic of the "administration's" funding, especially to replace an aging satellite that helps map hurricanes, would now be 'reassigned'.

I heard this first on The Weather Channel.

I know this is a short diary, but I wanted to provide a platform for discussion of this 'reassignment' of the Key hurricane predictor in the country's Weather Service.

Links to the backstory:

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Orlando Sentinel

(Update:)

See this comment for the real story and some facts about Mr. Proenza. H/T to Catte Nappe

See thiscomment for more about the satellite concern. H/T to terrypinder