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NASA Workforce to Lose Nearly 4,000 Employees as Buyout Deadline Ends

Spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency, the program offers NASA employees buyouts to avoid forced layoffs.

Approximately 3,870 NASA employees have opted to leave through the government’s Deferred Resignation Program
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Overview

  • NASA expects about 3,870 civil servants to depart after closing its two-round deferred resignation program on July 25.
  • The buyout initiative, driven by President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, will reduce NASA’s civil workforce from roughly 18,000 to about 14,000.
  • Agency leaders say the program is intended to streamline operations and preserve safety by minimizing involuntary layoffs.
  • Hundreds of current and former staff signed the Voyager Declaration warning interim administrator Sean Duffy that the loss of specialized knowledge could threaten mission readiness.
  • Bipartisan lawmakers are considering restoring NASA’s funding after a White House proposal called for a 25 percent budget cut and 5,000 additional job reductions in fiscal 2026.