Wednesday, February 19, 2025

AAAS: Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies. Really!

Once more the American Association for the Advancement of Science spreads alarmism and hysteria!

Apparently, AAAS is also unable or unwilling to distinguish between probationary federal employees and other employees.

"On 13 February, a research entomologist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was among the first, receiving an email after the close of business hours saying they were being “removed” from what they describe as a dream job, studying a key problem in agriculture science. The change had gone into effect 14 minutes before the email arrived. “The letter said I was being let go due to poor performance, which is nonsensical [???] since they invited me to apply for a promotion just the other month,” the stunned researcher says. ..."

Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies | Science | AAAS "White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits"

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