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, previously expected to be terminated as part of a federal workforce reduction, have largely retained their positions.
- Several NASA field centers, including Johnson, Goddard, and Marshall, confirmed exemptions for these probationary workers following White House communication.
- The reprieve may be due to NASA arguing the jobs are critical or the influence of Jared Isaacman, Trump's nominee for NASA administrator.
- While these specific layoffs were avoided, hundreds of other employees opted into a deferred resignation offer, and future workforce reductions are still anticipated.
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