Hacker News with Generative AI: Budget Cuts

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 6 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 7 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 10 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 15 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 100 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 219 days ago | 59 comments