Almost 4,000 NASA employees have volunteered to leave their positions through two Trump administration separation programs. Officials at Marshall Space Flight Center are unsure how many of those employees work in Huntsville.

Current and former employees at NSF, NASA, NIH, and the EPA have signed onto letters enumerating their concerns.

NASA is bracing for one of the largest staffing reductions in its history, with nearly 4,000 employees preparing to exit under a federal downsizing initiative led by the Trump administration .

Employees who received RIF notices and probationary employees currently on paid administrative leave are eligible to apply for DRP 3.0.

NASA plans a 20% workforce reduction as nearly 4,000 employees opt for voluntary resignations under Trump-era efficiency measures.

NASA is expected to lose around 20 percent of its workforce after it accepted the President Donald Trump-led administration's "deferred resignation" (DRP) option