FY 2007 Budget and RIF Threats
Comments by Rep. Kucinich During Regarding Workforce RIFs During House Debate on NASA FY 2007 Budget
“… At the same time, I am concerned with the bedrock of NASA’s success, its world class workforce. The 2005 NASA Authorization Bill enacted a moratorium on involuntary reductions in force until March of 2007. In addition, the act required 11.5 months between the submission of a complete workforce plan and the end of a ban on RIFs. However, NASA has thus far been unable to determine their existing skills mix and future skills mix demand. Any hasty action would cause NASA to lose irreplaceable intellectual capacity and institutional memory and would harm its recruiting capabilities.”
Letter from IFPTE President to Rep. Wolf Regarding NASA’s FY 2007 Budget
“The proposed Appropriations language expressing concern with uncovered capacity and urging a correction (p. 95) should therefore be removed as it invites NASA to begin laying off its civil-service experts in Fiscal Year 2007 based on overtly flawed data. Make no mistake about it, whether intentional or not, if this language is permitted to remain in this bill, it would give the green light for NASA to start RIFs, thereby undermining the technical excellence and independence of NASAs workforce for years to come.”
House Appropriation Bill is Bad for NASA and the Nation, IFPTE
