When Will The NASA HQ Relocations Begin?

Union: Mulvaney comments confirm agency moves meant to cut, AP

"A federal employees union charged Tuesday that recent comments by acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney confirm the Trump administration's "grand strategy" to cut the federal workforce by relocating agency offices out of Washington. Mulvaney said last week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's plan to relocate several hundred of jobs from Washington to the Kansas City area is "a wonderful way to streamline government." Speaking to a group of fellow Republicans in his home state of South Carolina, he said it's "nearly impossible" to fire federal workers but added that many will not move to "the real part of the country."

Mulvaney: Relocating Offices is a 'Wonderful Way' to Shed Federal Employees, Government Executive

"I don't know if you saw the news the other day, but the USDA moved two offices out of Washington, D.C., I think to Kansas City, Missouri," Mulvaney boasted, while encouraging applause. "Guess what happened. Guess what happened. More than half the people quit." (USDA has not yet decided if the offices will be in Kansas or Missouri.)"

Mulvaney Comments on Transfers Are Telling, Says Union, FEDweek

"The AFGE union said that the comments "confirm what our union has been saying all along: the administration's decision to transfer hundreds of USDA jobs from D.C. isn't about helping federal employees do their jobs better or delivering better services to the American taxpayer. Their goal is to drive out hardworking and dedicated civil servants and silence the parts of the agencies' research that the administration views as inconvenient."

Keith's note: OK NASA HQ employees (maybe GSFC employees too): Do you love your NASA job enough to be forcibly moved to a NASA field center? Sure, they pay all moving costs, adjust your salary, and all of that good stuff, but they move you away from your community. When will the NASA HQ reorganization plans be announced? I have not heard of any yet - but NASA is just another Federal agency and it is likely that this will happen since this Administration seems to be happy that the moving threat makes people quit.

Thoughts? (no non-NASA HQ employee comments, please). Technically, this is not a RIF. But, to reflect back to the very first post that led to the creation of NASAWatch in 1996 - then called "NASA RIF Watch" there is a value to "the use of fear as a tool in corporate downsizing."''

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