NASA terminating $420 million in contracts not aligned with its new priorities
Source: The Independent
Tuesday 25 March 2025 18:47 EDT
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is terminating $420 million in contracts, the space agency says are “misaligned” with its new core priorities. What is being cut is not clear, but recent moves by NASA might serve as an indication.
For example, its chief scientist, who had been set to lead the International Panel on Climate Change’s third working group, was fired. Plus, the agency cut off international climate science support. NASA also removed the “first woman, person of color” language from its Artemis mission websites. Other agencies have reported that reviews of awarded grants were also vetted using a list of keywords, according to a Science report. Climate change and diversity were priorities of the Biden administration and former Administrator Bill Nelson.
The Department of Government Efficiency said that the cuts included $45 million – $15 million per contract – to three separate consultants for “Change Management Support Services.” That’s a sum just under the $50.3 million launch of the agency’s Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer mission, which launched in December 2021.
“NASA is committed to optimizing its workforce and resources in alignment with the Department of Government Efficiency’s initiatives. As part of this effort, NASA has identified and phased out $420 million in contracts that were determined to be redundant or misaligned with our core mission priorities,” Press Secretary Bethany Stevens said in a statement provided to The Independent.
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