"The cuts came just before a separate wave of departures was expected under the Trump administration’s so-called deferred resignation program."
"The Trump administration has begun firing employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s premier centers for climate science.
The firings are expected to cost more than 800 people their jobs, out of a total of about 13,000 staff members, according to two people familiar with the situation who declined to be identified for fear of retribution. The notifications went out on Thursday afternoon.
A policy analyst at the National Ocean Service, a NOAA agency office near Washington, described a scramble as supervisors frantically tried to help probationary employees download relevant documents like pay slips and performance reviews before they lost access to computers.
“This loss of talent at NOAA is going to set the agency back years and compromise the integrity of missions that directly support human health and safety, economic prosperity and national security,” the analyst said, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. “This is not a move toward efficiency; it’s a move toward putting Americans in danger every day.”"
SEE ALSO:
"NOAA Begins Firing Hundreds Of Staffers" (The Hill)
"NOAA Supervisors Told To Report Workers Who Ignored Musk Email" (E&E News)
"Judge Says Trump's Mass Firing Of Federal Employees Is Illegal And Should Be Stopped" (NPR)
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