NASA said, that's about it 3000 employees participated in the second round of the deferred retirement program, which ended 25 July 2025 year. Together with 870 first-round participants and routine layoffs, the agency's civilian workforce will be reduced from more than 18 000 to approx 14 000, which is a reduction of more than 20%. Participants in the deferred retirement program will be on administrative leave until the agreed upon termination date, although these figures may change slightly in the coming weeks.
The cuts are part of a broader initiative by the Trump administration to reduce the federal workforce. NASA's proposed budget for 2026 The financial year, presented at the beginning 2025 year, involves reducing the overall funding of the agency by 24% and scientific programs on 47%.
Source: https://phys.org