"Now, a new NPR investigation shows that for NASA employees still going about their daily work, the White House's daily efforts are going much farther, devolving into what staffers describe as a "campaign of destruction" from the "highest levels.""
""We haven't had a real moment of reprieve because it feels like we're constantly being attacked pretty much on every front that we can think of," McGrath told NPR. He described a work environment punctuated by information blackouts, random personnel changes, labs and equipment being moved without notice, and errant building closures, all of which makes "little sense" for the work typically done at Goddard."
""If they do that, there are science and engineering capabilities that the United States, as a whole, is going to lose," Gorman told the broadcaster. "And it would cost, I don't even know how many millions and millions of dollars and a really long time if we ever decided we wanted to bring that back.""
NASA Goddard has undergone deep staff cuts, building closures, mass layoffs, and disposal of specialized scientific equipment following budget reductions. Actions by the federal administration have escalated into a "campaign of destruction" from the highest levels. Information blackouts, sudden personnel changes, unannounced relocation of labs and equipment, and errant building closures have disrupted routine scientific work. Chains and locks have been placed on doors, preventing access to facilities. Continued disruption risks paralysis of the Goddard campus and loss of U.S. science and engineering capabilities, with recovery potentially costing many millions of dollars and taking a very long time. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was cited as an example.
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