The national scientific organization has fired nearly 170 workers in one Launch Calling Tuesday morning as part of the Trump administration's agenda to reduce the federal workforce. The workers are terminated, the people who are notified that their jobs will end at 5 pm EST today, including those who are still being managed, but there are also workers who have completed the test time. The need for a year to work.
However, earlier this month, these permanent workers were suddenly said by NSF that their one -year probationary period should be two years and they were no longer safe when they were terminated.
The Trump administration has ordered the federal agencies The fire is almost all Practice staff People have not achieved permanent situation, thus receiving public service protection measures. But NSF workers believe that they suddenly suddenly find themselves not working today.
The National Science Fund is an independent agency in the Federal Government that provides funding for universities and other agencies to support scientific and technical research. This organization sponsors about a quarter of all federal support for academic organizations for research. The funding of NSF has been paused by the end of January due to freezing, but the agency Continue to issue funding At the Court's order earlier this month.
Many of those who end on Tuesday as the program manager and experts make funding decisions by arranging research proposals with appropriate and appropriate programs. Exporting it with the most qualified critics to evaluate them and make recommendations.
It is difficult to imagine this is being successfully completed with automatic algorithms, the program manager being fired told Wired. With fewer program officers to manage the evaluation process, too great concern is the identification and support of transformed projects but it can not often become a game changeer becomes more difficult. About the scientific process in the United States.
All sources of talking to Wired requested an anonymous for fear of punishment.
The sources said that 168 workers received an email at 9:02 am this morning asking their presence at the Zoom call 10 am for a Muslim meeting with NSF's probationary staff. . However, many workers did not receive the zoom link and missed when the call started. At the meeting, they were informed that their network access would be closed at 1 pm and they were 5 pm to clean the table before 5 pm.
The ending action this morning also includes all permanent employees who are appointed as AT-will workers. A worker was terminated to Wired that they were a permanent federal employee working on a part -time basis, with an annual contract that was extended in September.
The decision to terminate the employees at the desire only came from NSF, not from the government, NSF Management told the workers in the meeting. When asked if the AT-will staff has just been terminated because of the fairness for probationers, NSF Management answered that this decision was partly due to fairness, but it was not all socks. chief.