Keith’s note: yea I know there is a #shutdown but this rates 9 out of 10 on the Scrooge scale Cynthia Simmons and Sean Duffy. (edited) Email sent this week […]
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NASA Email: Upcoming Second Formal Furlough Notice
Keith’s Update: see “Is NASA Pulling Back On Retroactive Pay?“ Keith’s note: the following email “Shutdown furlough: Upcoming second formal furlough notice and additional information” was sent to everyone at […]
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Union Push To End Shutdown
Keith’s note: According to “Largest government union calls for clean CR to end shutdown“: “American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National President Everett Kelley said âitâs timeâ for Congress to […]
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Layoff Update
Keith’s note: A judge has halted the new round of layoffs during the Shutdown – but OMB has only just begun to lay people off. Or try to.
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Reactions To JPL Firings
Keith’s note: some reactions to JPL’s job layoffs. If the PBR is enacted in whole or in part – and OMB continues to cut and RIF – then this may […]
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Landing Pad Event For JPLers
Update: New location. Keith’s note: Heads up NASA JPL folks: event is for JPLers who were laid off in 2025 and 2024 to connect and support one another on Friday […]
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Let The RIFs Begin
Keith’s note: This tweet was posted by Russell Vought, the Director of OMB this afternoon. Will NASA issue RIF notices? We’ll soon find out. Hang in there.
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Things Are Moving Fast
Keith’s note: Things are moving fast here in Washington DC. Chaos reigns. The President quasi-communicates via social media. With a shutdown that shows no indication of being resolved, the White […]
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NSSC Memo To NASA Grantees
Keith’s note: the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) sent out a letter to NASA grantees that opens with a thinly veiled political jab noting “Unfortunately, H.R. 5371 was not passed […]
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Shutdown Update
Keith’s note: The White House / OMB are taking a stark stance on “imminent” layoffs across the government. They want people gone. Meanwhile NASA’s top leadership is going to receptions […]