NASA Official Warns Staff About Publicly Displaying Their Badges Amid Reports of Harassment
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The Trump administration has used strong language to disparage the federal workforce. A NASA official urges staff to “please use caution” in public amid the increasing “negative rhetoric” toward government workers.

Summary

NASA’s chief health and medical officer, Dr. James Polk, warned employees to be cautious about displaying badges in public due to reports of harassment.

His email followed an incident where a NASA employee was confronted at a Starbucks for being a federal worker.

The warning comes amid escalating rhetoric from the Trump administration, which has criticized federal employees and pushed for government downsizing. While NASA has avoided major layoffs, concerns persist.

Polk urged staff to stay vigilant and report incidents to the Office of Protective Services.

  • Bahnd Rollard
    6•1 day ago

    Hiding your badges while not on work property is a physical security practice. If an attacker were to be trying to scan for RFID or NFC tags in an area they would usually only get the data from the badge, not the image/ID printed on the surface.

    In this instance I think your right, it seems like its more likely doing more of that illegal DOGE shit, not some sophisticated attacker.