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The National Science Foundation fired nearly 170 workers this morning in Zoom call. This included workers who had already cleared their one-year probationary period only to have it changed to two years earlier this month, putting them in line for termination. It also included at-will permanent workers -- the latter were not among those designated for firing by the Trump administration; instead NSF decided on its own to eliminate them. Here's my story:
https://www.wired.com/story/national-science-foundation-february-2025-firings/