NASA has decided to close three offices and lay off personnel due to the Trump administration’s governmentwide size reduction.
Janet Petro, the acting NASA director, said in a memo to staff on Monday that the organization would close its Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility branch within the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.
NASA laid off about 23 employees, one of whom was Katherine Calvin, a climate scientist who held the roles of chief scientist and senior climate adviser, a spokeswoman told the Washington Examiner.
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“To optimize our workforce, and in compliance with an executive order, NASA is beginning its phased approach to a reduction in force (RIF),” Cheryl Warner, the spokeswoman,
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