The Growing Threat Of Actual Layoffs - NASA Watch
The news stories are piling up about the growing threat of actual layoffs| NASA Watch
Canadian publisher House of Anansi will restructure its leadership and board of directors, effective October 31. President Semareh Al-Hillal will depart the company. She was named publisher of the children’s division Groundwood in 2018 and became president of House of Anansi in 2020. Anansi publisher Karen Brochu and Groundwood publisher Karen Li will take over responsibility for each division. The company will form a new five-member board comprising: owner and chairman Scott Griffin; auth...| Publishers Lunch
After this week’s announcement of Baker & Taylor’s impending closure, multiple sources have used one descriptor for the situation at the company: “chaotic.” Staffers, even those in supervisory positions, report that they do not have any information about what the “wind down” of the company will look like. It is unclear whether books are still shipping to accounts, whether customers will get refunds, or whether books will be returned to publishers. Employees also don’t have langu...| Publishers Lunch
Keith’s note: I was was on KNX News 97.1 FM radio in Los Angeles today (Tuesday) at 3:15 pm PDT/6:15 pm EDT talking about JPL and NASA jobs and NASA budgets. (Audio) The post NASAWatch on KNX Radio: JPL Jobs appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Things are moving fast here in Washington DC. Chaos reigns. The President quasi-communicates via social media. With a shutdown that shows no indication of being resolved, the White House has explicitly stated that they are moving ahead with plans to lay off thousands of employees across the Federal government. Every agency has provided their plans according to the White House. Administration sources say that the layoffs could start […] The post Things Are Moving Fast appeare...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: The White House / OMB are taking a stark stance on “imminent” layoffs across the government. They want people gone. Meanwhile NASA’s top leadership is going to receptions in Australia at IAC. Stories below. Government shutdown live updates, CNBC “We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible, that are bad for [Democrats],” Trump said at the White House on Tuesday, “like cutting vast numbers of people […] The post Shutdown Update appeared first on NAS...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Employees at NASA Wallops Flight Facility under the Range Operations Contract II (ROC II) received the below email from contract management late Wednesday afternoon. Note: Charge codes, CUI information, emails etc. have been removed. Memo excerpt below. ————- ROC-II Team: So today finds us in a government shutdown. You all should have received a “Goddard-All” email giving general directions. While the opening line of the message was not […] The post Wallops Shutd...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Here’s how you take a space agency that has visited every planet in our star system, touched our sun, sent humans to another world, and ventured into interstellar space – and dial it down from >10 to <.01 – in a day or so. Earlier post: this memo was issued by the NASA Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) regarding “Please review your Formal Shutdown Furlough […] The post NASA Memo: Orderly Shutdown Activities appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
The news stories are piling up about the growing threat of actual layoffs| NASA Watch
The IRS furloughs came on the same day that the Senate again fell short of passing a funding resolution that would end the federal government shutdown.| CNBC
The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday it was getting rid of nearly half its staff through a variety of measures.| Education Week
Keith’s note: To my NASA JPL readers: I am doing my best to report what I learn about what is going on at your workplace. I get calls and texts at all hours of the day 7 days a week that I then have to check out. I am supposed to be retired and yet I spend hours a day on this. Even with contributions this costs me money to […] The post FYI JPLers appeared first on NASA Watch.| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Just as a new threat of RIFs and cancellations across NASA emerges – and the rebound that will have across the rest of the space community – JPL picked this opportunity to talk its employees out of working together to protect their careers by unionizing. Last month I posted “Is JPL Anti-Union?“: “Last week there was a NASA JPL town hall. The ongoing effort to unionize JPL was […] The post Perfect Timing For Pre-emptive Union Busting At JPL appeared first on NASA Wa...| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: NASA MSFC Center Director Joseph Pelfrey is stepping down according to an email sent out this afternoon: “Team, As we enter the last quarter of 2025 and the year long celebration of Marshall’s 65th anniversary, I’ve enjoyed reflecting on all the amazing achievements our workforce and this community have accomplished for our Nation’s goals in space exploration. I’ve been encouraged by the examples of innovation, perseverance and resilience […] The post MSFC Center D...| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: According to Politico (and other sources as well): “White House tells agencies to prepare for mass layoffs if government shuts down”: “In the memo, OMB told agencies to identify programs, projects and activities where discretionary funding will lapse on Oct. 1 and no alternative funding source is available. For those areas, OMB directed agencies to begin drafting RIF plans that would go beyond standard furloughs, permanently eliminating jobs […] The post A Shutdown Cou...| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
You may recall that NASA has pushed a huge portion of its science and engineering workforce out the door| NASA Watch
“A strong work ethic” is the top skill companies are looking for in new hires, but is one of the hardest to find, according to new research from ADP.| CNBC
The Tesla CEO excoriated Silicon Valley workers who Musk claimed demanded to work from home while continuing to get support and help from in-person workers.| CNBC
Keith’s Update: First NASA Goddard sends an internal email to staff saying “unlike previous large-scale Center reconfigurations, which occurred over a number of years, all planned moves will take place over the next several months and will be completed by March of 2026.” Then they put this thing out for the public minutes late that makes no mention of the accelerated timeframe as if they had planned this whole thing […] The post Goddard Wants You To Think Its Self-Destruction Was A Lo...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: this memo was sent to GSFC-DL-ALL from GSFC-Communications today at 2:12 PM. Subject: Transforming for the Future at Greenbelt and Wallops. It is important to note that the memo says “unlike previous large-scale Center reconfigurations, which occurred over a number of years, all planned moves will take place over the next several months and will be completed by March of 2026.” (Full text below) Dear Colleagues: As you […] The post NASA Goddard Begins To Disassemble Itsel...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: OK so there is no legislation to extend spending until 21 November. Congress is leaving town and will only be back on 30 September – 1 October when it is probably too late to prevent a shutdown. The Presidential Budget Request (PBR) for FY 2026 kicks in and all the scary things that White House and OMB wanted to do to NASA missions and personnel will happen. Of […] The post Prepare For The Worst, NASA appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: As you ponder protests, policies, and how everyone should respond, re-read this part of the Executive Order that erases NASA’s union rights. It redefines what NASA is – despite whatever wording is in its charter or innumerable authorization and appropriations over the years. It says that NASA is “hereby determined to have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work. It is also hereby determined […] The post Speak Ou...| Activism Archives - NASA Watch
the following email was sent by the president of President AFEU/IFPTE local 30 at NASA Ames| NASA Watch
Lower quit rates, increasing labor supply and falling worker demand could all be to blame for slowing wage growth this year.| CNBC
Interplanetary Memorial to Victims of Sept. 11, 2001: “The piece of metal with the American flag on it in this image of a NASA rover on Mars is made of aluminum recovered from the site of the World Trade Center towers in the weeks after their destruction. The piece serves as a cable guard for the rock abrasion tool on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit as well as a memorial […] The post An Offworld Memorial To 9-11 Victims appeared first on NASA Watch.| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
GESTA recently received notification of Agency Management’s intent to modify NASA’s policies and procedures governing Reductions in Force (RIFs)| NASA Watch
IOCL Recruitment 2025 for Graduate Engineers, the last date to apply for this job is 21-09-2025. apply soon| ConstructionPlacements
Some 4th and 12th grade tests won't proceed as planned, following sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Education research arm last month.| Education Week
Keith’s note: Last week there was a NASA JPL town hall. The ongoing effort to unionize JPL was a topic of discussion. Shortly after that an anti-union email was sent by management to all employees. Here is the JPL Workers United website: https://jplworkersunited.org The post Is JPL Anti-Union? appeared first on NASA Watch.| Activism Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: In my earlier rant I mentioned the crap that I have been going through which certainly pales in comparison to what NASA and contractor employees have to endure as their dream jobs are stripped away for no reason other than to meet a body count quota. I am pretty good at running interference for all of you who have helped me amass what nonsense is going so as […]| NASA Watch
A few companies offer a new perk to give employees a real break from their work: company-wide holidays when everyone is off at the same time.| CNBC
Today, Karen Feldstein, associate administrator for international and interagency relations, announced she is leaving the agency after more than 30 years of distinguished public service| NASA Watch
House Republicans advanced a multitrillion-dollar tax and spending package that could have sweeping impacts on household finances.| CNBC
Keith’s Update: I will been CNN at 6:37 pm EDT to talk about Jim Lovell. Keith’s note: I met Jim Lovell a bunch of times. He was such a nice guy. One time we were both on MSNBC and the moderator asked us about the whole ‘spending money in space – problems on Earth’ thing. I said “Hey Jim – did you ever see a 7-11 or a gas station […] The post Jim Lovell appeared first on NASA Watch.| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
This is really starting to get petty Sean and Brian| NASA Watch
A lot of media focus has been on departing NASA civil servants (which sucks)| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Kevin Coggins (LinkedIn), the current AA for NASA SCaN, who was trying to be noticed as a possible administrator nominee, is supposedly going to be the next Associate Administrator of NASA. Vanessa Wyche is the Acting Associate Administrator so I guess she goes back to JSC where Stephen Koerner is Acting Director. With Coggins moving up that means he’ll be with other Florida natives – de facto NASA […] The post Another Florida Man On NASA’s 9th Floor? appeared first on...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
NASA’s Deferred Resignation Program| NASA Watch
Things are starting to look darker at NASA.| NASA Watch
Another year, another cohort of wonderful Summer Research Associates (RAs) at Topos working on exciting projects. As is now the custom, we’ve asked each of them to introduce themselves and write a little bit about what they’ll be working on over the summer, with more detailed blog posts from each one to come soon!| Topos Institute
As we approach Independence Day| NASA Watch
Talent management is simple. All that is necessary is to match the many people in any particular rank and specialty who are moving at a given time to the right job that matches talent, enables professional growth, meets personal and family needs, and maximizes unit effectiveness and efficiency. Maybe it is not so simple after all. Sarah Kaiser and Jacy Park join host Lou Yuengert to discuss the results of their research on talent management in the Army and larger Department of Defense (DoD). ...| A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
There are plenty of studies of armies at war or in pre-war periods as preparations were made for conflict, but the study of post-war armies, specifically the U.S. Army, is far less complete. Fortunately, we happen to know Brian Linn, a renowned scholar of the U.S. Army as an institution and the author of Real Soldiering: The US Army in the Aftermath of War, 1815–1980, and he's in the studio to discuss his body of research. He joins Editor-in-Chief J.P. Clark for a comprehensive conversation...| A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
According to "The first rule in Trump’s Washington: Don’t write anything down" in The| NASA Watch
Entrée du 2023-12-29 18:23:07, à propos de retrospective, 2023, bilan, site, personnel| xvw.feed
I spent several hours at NASA HQ this morning at the protest event| NASA Watch
Janet Petro's Embrace The Challenge| NASA Watch
there will be a NASA budget protest event at NASA HQ in Washington, DC| NASA Watch
Looks like the folks in Cleveland are taking a stand.| NASA Watch
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Janet Petro NASA Update - May 1, 2025| NASA Watch
Janet Petro NASA Update – NASA Update - April 18, 2025| NASA Watch
WRT Janet Petro's update today - she included a comment (about her standard update closing| NASA Watch
Keith's note: the following was sent to NASA Employees today:| NASA Watch
When it was first launched in 2016, the Wavemaker Fellowship was designed to be an incentive to persuade new, highly trained college graduates working in specialized industries to stay in Rhode Island. The program offered to reimburse thousands of dollars of student loan debt for sought-after workers, particularly in the fields of science, technology, engineering […]| Providence Business News
Rhode Island is facing a growing crisis – nursing shortages. In fact, a 2021 report by the R.I. Department of Health suggested that almost 3,000 registered nursing positions could remain unfilled by 2030. With pressure mounting to address the problem, accelerated nursing programs – courses designed for individuals who already hold a bachelor’s degree in […]| Providence Business News
Amazon warehouse workers in the U.S. suffered serious injuries at twice the rate of rival companies in 2021, according to a new study.| CNBC
A proposed bill from a San Francisco lawmaker would give some employees the legal right to ignore non-emergency calls and emails once the workday ends.| CNBC
After vocal commitments following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, DEI programs in the tech industry are in broad retreat.| CNBC
LinkedIn has seen a 14% increase in job applications per opening since last fall, with 85% of U.S. workers saying they plan to look for a new job in 2024.| CNBC
Federal and private job data issued Thursday suggests the labor market has remained resilient in the face of economic headwinds.| CNBC
The number of people who quit their jobs in January tapered but hovered near November's record level, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.| CNBC
