BOM not turfing local meteorologists

Rumours that the Bureau of Meteorology is turfing local forecasters are untrue, the agency's head says.

BOM CEO Andrew Johnson says the bureau is undertaking an internal review to increase efficiencies and stay on top of technological changes, which could involve moving functional roles to Melbourne or Brisbane - but won't affect local meteorologists.

"This notion that the bureau is cutting jobs, that the bureau is cutting costs, they're completely false," Dr Johnson told a Senate estimates committee in Canberra on Monday.