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> A spokesperson for NSF says the rationale for abolishing the divisions and removing their leaders is “to reduce the number of SES [senior executive service] p
by FraaJad 1y ago
> A spokesperson for NSF says the rationale for abolishing the divisions and removing their leaders is “to reduce the number of SES [senior executive service] positions in the agency and create new non-executive positions to better align with the needs of the agency.”
Reducing bureaucracy is not the same as cutting science funding.
- iandanforth 1y agoThey are, at best, doing both. But more honestly they are attacking scientific institutions because they are perceived as liberal.
- dingnuts 1y agowhen in fact scientific research is in the interest of Defense, especially NOAA. I'm sure the Air Force will appreciate degraded forecast capability. doesn't even make sense within the normal Republican playbook
- timschmidt 1y agoNOAA is a civilian agency. Military has https://www.metoc.navy.mil/ https://www.metoc.navy.mil/
- _djo_ 1y agoWhich benefits greatly from the data and expertise NOAA provides. It's not in a position to do it all itself.
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- SpicyLemonZest 1y agoIt's not, but this spokesperson is lying. The NSF has indefinitely paused all funding and permanently cancelled over a thousand grants. (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01396-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01396-2)
- doron 1y agoThe Grant rejections I saw look like it was written by a middle schooler. it's shocking stupidity
- anigbrowl 1y agoSwitching executive for non-executive positions is essentially saying they want to concentrate power in a much smaller number number of personnel.