NASA Headquarters Budget Protest On Monday
Keith’s note: As noted last week there will be a protest outside of NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC from 7:00-11:00 am EDT on Monday, 30 June 2025. Information about the event can be found here. This event has obtained a formal permit from Metro DC Police. The event is endorsed by the Goddard Engineers, Scientists, and Technicians Association (GESTA). But NASA HQ management is not happy about this. This event is not endorsed by and does not represent the views of NASA or any employer doing business with NASA. But you would be wise to be aware of your surroundings and who may be watching you. The employee union is spreading in accurate information by mentioning the word “strike” – which this is not – and no one has ever said it was. Here is what the organizers, NASA employees union, NASA management, and the NASA HQ union says: (More below)
- According to the Protest Organizers: “About: This is NOT a picket line. We will not attempt to prevent or dissuade anyone from entering the building. The intent of this protest is to raise public awareness and provide information about present and near-future cuts at NASA, and to DEMAND that the Trump administration, including OMB and DOGE, cease all pressure on NASA to make cuts until Congress has had an opportunity to pass the next budget. We just want to give Congress time. Who can share, and who can attend: Anyone can share this event. Be VERY careful not to do so on government time or using government resources, and to make sure you can’t be construed as representing the government. Anyone can attend this event. NASA personnel attending this event should be off-duty, such as using leave, and should take care that they cannot be construed as representing the government. For more information: https://sites.google.com/view/nasa-needs-help“
- On 27 June 2025 The senior management of NASA inside the Administrator’s suite sent out an email to all NASA HQ employees: “NASA Headquarters Team, A demonstration is scheduled to take place outside NASA Headquarters from 7 to 11 a.m. EDT on Monday, June 30. The demonstration is permitted by the Metro DC Police. Traffic in the area may be affected during this time. NASA Headquarters will remain open, and employees are expected to report onsite. Please plan accordingly and allow extra time for travel. As always, please exercise caution and stay aware of your surroundings. As a reminder, only authorized personnel are permitted to speak on behalf of the agency. If you have any media reach out to you directly, please have them contact the NASA Headquarters newsroom at 202-358-1600, or by emailing: [email protected]. Our team remains in close coordination with local authorities and will monitor any developments related to the event. Please stay tuned to the NASA SAFE app for latest building updates. Thank you.”
- On 28 June 2025 and email to members from Ann Cuyler, President, NASA Headquarters Professional Association (NHPA), Local 9 International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) was sent ot its members: “Reminder from NASA Headquarters Professional Association (NHPA) Bargaining Unit Employees (BUEs): Below is a scheduled protest by contractors from Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC); not NASA Union Local 29, GESTA in front of NASA-HQ. I am notifying you are not allowed to strike. I understand the frustration but I don’t want any NASA employees to get caught up in something you may regret later with agitators and disruptors who may not have the same intention which is indicated in the information below. THANX in advance to your service to NASA!! This was followed with a link and text hosted at the organizers website.”
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This administration believes humanity only aspires to make a profit and not satisfy a quest for discovery.
You know the gov is broke right? Every agency needs to cut spending, we can’t afford perpetual spending. You can argue for higher taxes to fund this stuff but the people voted for tax cuts.
Good one, mate. Our budget is minuscule compared to what this country wastes every single weekend on things we shouldn’t even be involved in. Don’t believe the propaganda.
That’s a strawman argument… there’s lots of bloat and waste within NASA. How about keeping a project within 10% of your budget or schedule? The argument that other agencies have bigger budgets so cutting NASA’s doesn’t matter is ridiculous. It’s past time NASA rightsized itself.
It’s not a strawman [fallacy], it’s you being unable to comprehend the point: your initial premise was incorrect.
If you still think this is adding any kind of efficiency, you’re either completely ignorant to what’s going on or a troll about as unfunny as Emo himself
Maybe you should do your research and look at the numbers in the PBR.
DOD and Homeland Security get big increases – and they were they are much larger than NASA to begin with. It doesn’t matter how much you cut NASA (or other gov’t agencies that do science), it won’t make up for it.
And I certainly didn’t vote for tax cuts just for the wealthy.
Those other budgets are irrelevant, we’re talking about NASA’s bloated budget. You may not have voted for this but a majority of voters did.
The budget request will add trillions to the deficit. This is not about balancing the budget. This is about destroying the federal government. If this continues, I expect NASA to go from #1 in planetary and earth science to perhaps #3 to #4 within 6 months (behind ESA, China, ISRO, etc). I cannot imagine other fields that are faster paced than us. We are suffering a generational loss in scientific and engineering capabilities in the USA.
Public sector has already out paced NASA. SpaceX is way ahead of NASA at this point. NASA has been nothing more than a grant writing agency for years.