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NASA cuts staff, closes key offices to comply with Trump's executive order | 23 workers laid off across three departments
Announcing the mass layoffs, NASA stated it is beginning a "phased approach to a reduction in force" to optimize its workforce and comply with Trump's executive order....
According to the official White House website, the order instructed the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to eliminate all "illegal" DEI programs across the federal government. The agency also directed employees to report any attempts by colleagues or officials to preserve DEI programs in violation of the order, warning that failure to do so within 10 days could result in "adverse consequences." With Elon Musk leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the administration has laid off thousands of federal employees and slashed billions in funding for medical research, cyber threat intelligence, climate finance, affordable housing, veteran welfare, and other critical programs.
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