It was not immediately clear what changed.

Summary

The White House unexpectedly decided not to terminate over 1,000 probationary NASA employees on Tuesday, despite similar cuts at other federal agencies.

NASA had requested exemptions, but it’s unclear why the reprieve was granted. Some speculate that Jared Isaacman, Trump’s nominee to lead NASA, may have intervened.

While this decision spares employees for now, the administration is still considering significant workforce reductions in the coming months.

NASA field centers have been instructed to prepare for possible layoffs, though final decisions may require congressional approval.

  • @TokenBoomer
    7•3 days ago

    Not the EPA, not the Dept. of Education, but NASA, the place they’ve been cutting the funding for 40 years. It really is the Nerd Reich.

    • chingadera
      9•3 days ago

      Nah these aren’t nerds, they don’t make or do anything aside from spending insane amounts of money to make even more insane amounts of money.