Hacker News with Generative AI: Budget Cuts

Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science (nature.com)
US President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 calls for unprecedented cuts to scientific agencies that, if enacted, would deal a devastating blow to US science, policy specialists say.
Science, Politics, Budget Cuts, United States
16 points by anigbrowl 18 days ago | 0 comments
Trump administration proposes slashing NASA budget by 24% (space.com)
Space Exploration, Government, Politics, Budget Cuts
19 points by insane_dreamer 19 days ago | 2 comments
Trump wants to cut quarter of NASA budget: No Lunar Gateway, Artemis, ISS retire (theregister.com)
The White House has proposed slashing NASA's budget by 24 percent, dropping it from $24.8 billion to $18.8 billion. If approved, it would mark one of the agency's deepest single-year cuts in federal support, and crash its inflation-adjusted funding to levels not seen in decades.
Space Exploration, Government Funding, NASA, Politics, Budget Cuts
10 points by rntn 20 days ago | 2 comments
The Planetary Society condemns deep, damaging 24% cut to NASA's budget (planetary.org)
The Planetary Society strongly opposes the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget blueprint, which proposes a 24% reduction to NASA’s top-line funding.
Space Exploration, Politics, NASA, Funding, Budget Cuts
14 points by xqcgrek2 21 days ago | 0 comments
CISA warns threat hunting staff of end to Google, Censys contracts due to cuts (nextgov.com)
Hundreds of staff in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were notified this week that the organization discontinued one cybersecurity tool and is preparing to retire another focused on threat hunting, according to two people familiar with the matter and internal email correspondence seen by Nextgov/FCW.
Cybersecurity, Government, Technology, Budget Cuts
14 points by palebluedot 35 days ago | 3 comments
Doge Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress (nytimes.com)
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has produced an accounting of impressive-sounding budget cuts using inflated and speculative figures, even claiming credit for canceling a contract that did not exist.
Elon Musk, Government Efficiency, Budget Cuts, Misinformation
121 points by rurp 38 days ago | 40 comments
White House proposal would slash NASA science budget and cancel major missions (spacenews.com)
DENVER — The White House is proposing steep cuts in NASA’s science program that, if implemented, would cancel several major missions, contradicting claims by the administration’s nominee to lead the agency.
Space Exploration, Government, Science, Budget Cuts
25 points by sega_sai 40 days ago | 2 comments
NASA terminating $420M in contracts not aligned with its new priorities (independent.co.uk)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is terminating $420 million in contracts, the space agency says are “misaligned” with its new core priorities.
NASA, Space Exploration, Government Funding, Budget Cuts
6 points by g-b-r 56 days ago | 0 comments
GSA to reduce tech services arm by 50%, eliminate non-statutory work (fedscoop.com)
All non-critical and non-statutorily required work will cease at the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services as part of a 50% reduction of the office, according to Director Thomas Shedd.
Government, Technology, Budget Cuts, Public Sector
14 points by mooreds 74 days ago | 0 comments
Reasons veterans are especially hard-hit by federal cuts (theconversation.com)
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut 83,000 jobs, slashing employment by over 17% at the federal agency that provides health care for millions of veterans, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press on March 5, 2025.
Veterans, Federal Government, Healthcare, Employment, Budget Cuts
25 points by rntn 75 days ago | 13 comments
'Extinction level' cuts coming to NASA, report says (independent.co.uk)
NASA could experience “extinction-level” cuts in President Donald Trump’s upcoming budget request, sources say.
NASA, Government Funding, Budget Cuts, Space Exploration
12 points by xqcgrek2 77 days ago | 2 comments
IRS drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90k-person workforce (apnews.com)
The IRS is drafting plans to cut its workforce by as much as half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Government, Budget Cuts, Workforce Reduction
32 points by throw0101a 80 days ago | 4 comments
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut (space.com)
NASA, Space Exploration, Astronomy, Budget Cuts
157 points by consumer451 91 days ago | 163 comments
US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers (theguardian.com)
The US Forest Service is firing about 3,400 recent hires while the National Park Service is terminating about 1,000 workers under Donald Trump’s push to cut federal spending and bureaucracy, according to a report on Friday.
Government, US, Employment, Environment, Budget Cuts
123 points by rntn 97 days ago | 76 comments
IRS Expected to Lay Off Thousands (nytimes.com)
The Internal Revenue Service is preparing to lay off thousands of employees as soon as next week, according to three people familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration pushes to dramatically shrink the size of the federal work force.
IRS, Government, Layoffs, Budget Cuts, Trump Administration
27 points by xnx 98 days ago | 5 comments
GSA staff facing cuts and fears of 'nonstop' surveillance (npr.org)
The General Services Administration, which manages federal real estate and contracts, plans to slash its budget in half and ramp up monitoring of remaining staff—a model that might soon be deployed across most of the rest of the federal government.
Government, Budget Cuts, Surveillance
7 points by apical_dendrite 101 days ago | 0 comments
NOAA to have 50% reduction in staff and 30% budget cut (cbsnews.com)
Democrats on Capitol Hill, and sources familiar with the situation, said the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has been inside the offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Government, Budget Cuts, NOAA
26 points by strangeloops85 106 days ago | 3 comments
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is laying off 325 more workers (engadget.com)
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA's research center responsible for robotic space missions, will lay off more workers before the year ends due to budget constraints.
NASA, Space Exploration, Budget Cuts, Layoffs, Government
6 points by bookofjoe 191 days ago | 0 comments
NASA Spent $450M on a Moon Rover. Now It's Canceling the Mission (nytimes.com)
NASA, Space Exploration, Budget Cuts, Moon Missions
55 points by JumpCrisscross 310 days ago | 59 comments