Here is an article that describes what is going on at NASA now...
gizmodo.com/white-house-...
19.02.2026 04:09
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Here is an article that describes what is going on at NASA now...
gizmodo.com/white-house-...
No surprise here.
At GSFC, I was told (HQ managers and CSs) that we are still reorganizing following the budget numbers set by the PBR 2026 rejected by Congress.
As noted by @nasawatch.bsky.social OMB is still in full impounded mode .
I can attest it: I am at 50% FTE since Jan/1
The steady and slow destruction of science at #NASA
No More library
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a thread: 🧵 #SaveNASAScience
Despite the talk, "Reductions in Force" (RIFs) haven't officially hit #NASA.
Instead, the agency relied on voluntary retirements with severance for civil servants. Official RIFs have strict rules and bring the kind of bad publicity leadership wants to avoid.
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#SaveNASA
An appeal to the new administrator to save #NASA Earth Sciences.
I think it is well said.
But at the same time late in the sense that the damage is already structural and irreparable.
Now it is a matter of starting over (if it ever happens)
powerful than many countries and decide our fate just like major countries do.
I guess is being practical and being obvious.
This is where we are now.
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a thread: 🧵
"Friends, it is time for companies and countries to take their signs down"
A powerful quote from #Canada's PM #MarkCarney this week in Davos.
Note his invocation is addressed not only to all countries in the world but also to the other entities in this planet that are more
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Plz, keep an eye on the fate of this workforce likely to be reduced next.
@climatebrad.hillheat.com @roguenasa.altgov.info @nasa-needs-help.bsky.social @nasawatch.bsky.social @climateofgavin.bsky.social @eniiler.bsky.social
@danielbailey99.bsky.social @justcalma.bsky.social @lisacox.bsky.social
If the experts who process climate data, innovate in satellite technology and monitor our Earth are treated as disposable, is "Saving NASA" just a political talking point?
How can we claim to value the science while abandoning the very people who make it possible?
#SaveNASAScience
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The silence and actions from new NASA Administrator regarding the Earth Science workforce is deafening.
While leadership vows a "mission-first" culture, that mission seems focused on the Moon and Mars at the expense of our own planet.
#ClimateChange
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Project funding (and associated contractors) can be terminated far more easily than a federal position.
While politicians champion the safety of "federal jobs," they ignore the thousands of contractors who form the agency's invisible backbone.
#ClimateChange
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But what about the contractors?
In many centers, they make up 2/3 of the total workforce—especially in the Earth Science Division.
These workers have zero protections: no severance and none of the RIF rules that federal employees enjoy.
Contractors are lucky if they get 3 months' notice.
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a thread: 🧵 #SaveNASAScience
Despite the talk, "Reductions in Force" (RIFs) haven't officially hit #NASA.
Instead, the agency relied on voluntary retirements with severance for civil servants. Official RIFs have strict rules and bring the kind of bad publicity leadership wants to avoid.
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I cannot avoid noticing that space science organizations are more vocal and active in providing #NASA science related policy information.
NASA is a big founder of Earth Sciences, yet major ES societies like AGU, AMS or GSA seem like they are MIA on this matter.
nasawatch.com/congress/aas...
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I cannot avoid noticing that space science organizations are more vocal and active in providing #NASA science related policy information.
NASA is a big founder of Earth Sciences, yet major ES societies like AGU, AMS or GSA seem like they are MIA on this matter.
nasawatch.com/congress/aas...
well..
Earth Science at GSFC ,as we knew it, is already gone.
attn @climatebrad.hillheat.com
bsky.app/profile/nasa...
🧪 #NASA
cuts. While the exact total is unclear, the general rule at GSFC is approximately three contractors for every civil servant (even more in Earth Sciences). I personally know people who have been working for months at a reduced salary.The actual number of people fired is much higher than reported.
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(Guess who paid for 5–6 months of salaries for employees who weren't working?)
2 - Exclusion of Contractors: These numbers do not account for contractors. With so many projects canceled or defunded—and the subsequent loss of management—many contractors either stopped working or faced pay
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month before the majority of deferred retirements took effect. Hundreds of civil servants stopped working last summer; however, as part of the voluntary early retirement deal, they remained on the payroll until the end of the year. They officially retired on January 1st.
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#SaveNASA #NASAcuts
The NY Times and other news outlets reported that GSFC decreased its workforce by 11%.
This figure is misleading; the actual reduction was significantly higher. Here are at least two reasons why:
1- Timing of Retirements: These statistics are from November 2025, a
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month before the majority of deferred retirements took effect. Hundreds of civil servants stopped working last summer; however, as part of the voluntary early retirement deal, they remained on the payroll until the end of the year. They officially retired on January 1st.
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🧵 #SaveNASA #NASAcuts #NASA
NASA will finally have a 2026 budget and an administrator
but still not good news for Earth Sciences.
Despite the title of this article, I take issue with this "better" scenario. It may reflect the author’s bias.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
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Re: NASA's Goddard library...
attn
@denisedwheeler.bsky.social @lorengrush.bsky.social @danielbailey99.bsky.social @justcalma.bsky.social @nasa-needs-help.bsky.social @lisacox.bsky.social @eniiler.bsky.social
Clearly a challenge for the new administrator who yet has to say anything about Earth sciences beyond its commercial applications.
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