National Science Foundation Fires 11% of Staff on Trump Order
- Agency provides funding for research at universities
- Trump administration wants to shrink the federal government
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The National Science Foundation fired 168 workers to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order, the latest in a series of layoffs throughout the US government as the Trump administration seeks to shrink federal agencies.
The workers were terminated Tuesday out of a staff of about 1,450, Michael England, a spokesman for the agency, said in an email. The agency also employs about 200 people from research institutions on a temporary basis. It was established by Congress in 1950 to promote science, advance public health and contribute to the national defense, according to its website.