IFPTE responded to the findings in “The Destruction of NASA’s Mission,” released by Senate Commerce, Science, and Technology Committee Democrats and the Committee’s Ranking Member , Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA). The report provides oversight of NASA’s unlawful implementation of the President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) before Congress has finished the appropriations process and well before the start of the FY26.
Read MoreCongress has not passed cuts to NASA’s budget, but the Trump Administration and NASA leadership is moving forward as if they have the authority to unilaterally dismantle NASA’s missions and workforce, and the fundamentally diminish the agency!
Read MoreIFPTE held a press conference this week in New York condemning NASA’s closure of the Goddard Institute for Science Studies (GISS), located at Columbia University. The closure comes with no explanation from NASA and will leave upwards of 100 researchers and scientists, including 21 IFPTE-represented NASA workers, without space.
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