NASA Cuts Nearly 1,000 Probationary Employees Amid OPM Directive, Raising Concerns Over Future Workforce

#U.S. Science Cuts#Climate Research#Science#Office of Personnel Management#Planetary Society#NASA Layoffs#Space Exploration

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Major Layoffs at NSF and NASA Raise Concerns

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168 employees were dismissed at NSF, about 10% of staff
Rep. Bill Foster: “These firings will hinder innovation”
NASA may have upwards of 1,000 fewer employees
Concerns about U.S. leadership in science and technology are growing
Anonymous NSF employee: “We need true expertise and human intelligence”
David Stensrud: “Current weather and climate enterprise will not remain the same”
Future cuts may diminish opportunities for research

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