NASA, facing budget cuts and employee reductions, has seen its workforce shrink by around 10% in recent weeks. About 750 employees accepted deferred resignations, highlighting a trend of planned departures rather than sudden layoffs. Additionally, the agency is culling probationary employees as part of the reduction strategy. There are concerns that future cuts may occur as directors have been instructed to prepare for further workforce reductions, intensifying uncertainty within the organization amidst budget negotiations with Congress.
Spread across NASA's headquarters and 10 field centers, the agency's workforce of nearly 18,000 civil servants has shrunk by about 10 percent recently.
According to sources, 750 employees at NASA accepted the 'fork in the road' offer for deferred resignations, indicating planned departures rather than unexpected layoffs.
Adding up the deferred resignations and probationary cuts, the Trump White House has now trimmed about 10 percent of the agency's workforce.
Directors at the agency's field centers have been told to prepare options for a 'significant' reduction in force in the coming months.
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