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NASA Loses Over 2,100 Senior Staff as Congress Moves to Restore Funding

Bipartisan legislators have drafted a $24.9 billion FY2026 bill to match last year’s NASA budget after more than 2,100 senior staff opted to leave under a voluntary reduction program.

The NASA logo hangs in the Mission Operations Control Center at Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S., October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
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Overview

  • Over 2,145 senior GS-13 to GS-15 employees have agreed to depart NASA through its Deferred Resignation Program, which offers early retirement, buyouts and deferred resignations.
  • Goddard Space Flight Center reports the largest loss with 607 senior departures, followed by Johnson Space Center’s 366 and Kennedy Space Center’s 311.
  • President Trump’s FY2026 proposal seeks more than $6 billion in cuts to NASA funding and a 47 percent reduction in the agency’s science portfolio.
  • NASA spokesperson Bethany Stevens said the agency remains committed to its mission as it adapts to a more prioritized budget.
  • Senators from both parties advanced a bipartisan appropriations measure to maintain NASA’s funding at roughly $24.9 billion, matching the FY2025 level.