‘No legitimate rationale’: Lawmakers raise concerns over what NASA won’t say about DOGE
A new letter addressed to acting NASA chief Janet Petro calls out the space agency for failing to answer questions raised by ...
NASA cuts deal, but losing 5% of workforce as DOGE opens up hood
NASA had cut a deal that may stave off sweeping layoffs seen across other federal agencies, but still will see about 900 less ...
Cleveland’s NASA Glenn Research Center braces for possible DOGE staff cuts
A spokesperson at NASA's Glenn Research Center said "hundreds of employees" at the agency responded to a deferred resignation ...
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Over 1,000 NASA employees saved from dismissal as Trump downsizes federal workforce
The Planetary Society called on the Trump administration to reverse the "arbitrary decision" to fire upwards of 1,000 ...
Democrat calls on NASA administrator to revoke Musk’s access to headquarters
Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday urged the acting head of NASA to revoke tech billionaire Elon Musk’s access to the space ...
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Acting NASA AdministratorJanet Petro is First Woman to Lead Agency and Kennedy Space Center
Janet Petro, a seasoned engineer and civil servant, has made history as the first woman to serve as both the acting ...
NASA acting head asks staff to take ‘inspiration’ from DOGE efforts as lawmakers cite Musk’s conflict of interest
NASA’s acting administrator said in a Friday email to staff that employees should take an open-minded approach to SpaceX CEO ...
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Members of Congress raise conflict-of-interest concerns regarding Musk’s role in DOGE
Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Valerie Foushee (D-N.C.), sent their own letter to NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro describing their “grave concern” about any work DOGE may be doing at the ...
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Elon Musk’s conflicts of interest concern legislators as he gains FAA access: 'No relevant experience'
In regard to NASA, two congresswomen penned a letter to acting Administrator Janet Petro to “ensure that the integrity of NASA’s secure systems, including any classified data managed or ...
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NASA to remove DEI-related terms from its website
The memo was signed by NASA acting administrator Janet Petro, the first woman to lead NASA since it was founded, who said that diversity programmes “divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer ...