Updated February 20 at 9:15 a.m. EST with comment from NASA.
Probationary NASA workers may be sticking around, at least for now, following earlier reports that the space agency was firing more than 1,000 employees.
NASA Reverses Course on Firing 1,000 Probationary Employees
Space agency’s probationary personnel had expected to receive termination notices on Tuesday, but none came.
Key Takeaways:
- Probationary NASA employees, who were initially expected to face widespread firings as part of a federal workforce reduction, have reportedly retained their jobs for now.
- Multiple NASA field centers confirmed their probationary staff were exempted from the cuts, with sources indicating White House approval possibly due to the critical nature of the jobs.
- While these probationary employees received a reprieve, hundreds of other NASA staff who opted for a deferred resignation are still being placed on administrative leave, and future reductions for probationary workers remain a possibility.
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