NOAA
Secondo il NYT ci sarebbero almeno altri mille licenziamenti in arrivo.
NOAA Said to Be Planning to Shrink Staff by 20 Percent
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier agency for weather and climate science, has been told by the Trump administration to prepare to lose another 1,000 workers, raising concerns that NOAA’s lifesaving forecasts might be hindered as hurricane and disaster season approaches. The new dismissals would come in addition to the roughly 1,300 NOAA staff members who have already resigned or been laid off in recent weeks. […]
The proposals are likely to involve eliminating some of the agency’s functions, though managers have received little guidance about which programs to prioritize for cutting.
NASA
Si è tenuto un NASA Town Hall meeting alla Lunar and Planetary Science Conference a Houston. Il video:
Per un riassunto “in diretta” segnalo questo thread:
In generale non mi sembra siano uscite notizie rilevanti. Da notare che le domande finali si sono concentrate tutte su budget e tagli e le risposte sono sempre state generiche rassicurazioni e inviti ad avere fiducia e a continuare il proprio lavoro.
L’umore generale penso sia ben rappresentato da questa foto:
Segnalo alcune slide:
