This is incredibly well written, informative, and important.
Most civil servants (who remain) are working their asses off, trying to hold the institution together. But they are also often prevented from say true (even obvious) things in public.
Those of us with the freedom to do so must speak.
@plasmanerd.bsky.socialBudgets can be restored. Scientific communities take much longer to rebuild.
My latest essay explores funding uncertainty inside NASA, the difficulty of speaking up as a civil servant, and why the costs begin before cuts become law.
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The Oath Ep 14: Constraints
The rules that shaped every decision.