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The following resources below are to help our member navigate their career at GFSC. Contact us if  you have any questions.
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2025 Workforce Reduction Related References & Resources
  • Guidance from Center Management on Downloading Personnel Records (internal)
  • NASA Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) Webpage - June/July 2025 (internal)
  • NASA Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) Webpage - Jan/Feb 2025 (internal)
  • NASA DRP Agreement Template June/July 2025
  • Meet one-on-one with a GSFC HR Advisor: Sign Up Form (internal)
  • Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Civilian Hiring Freeze Guidance
  • NASA VERA/VISP Page June/July 2025 (internal)
  • OPM Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (VSIP) Webpage
  • OPM Voluntary Early Retirement (VERA) and VSIP Handout
  • OPM Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - how to calculate your annuity.
  • OPM Federal Health Benefits Upon Retirement Reference
  • Sign Up For NSSC Benefits and Retirement Counseling events (internal)
  • Thrift Savings Plan Fact Sheet For Those Leaving Federal Employment
  • GESTA Agreement on Reduction in Force (RIF) procedures: See Article 18 (pg. 41) of our Collective Bargaining Agreement
  • OPM RIF Webpage
  • Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) RIF Information Sheet
  • OPM Severance Pay Estimate Worksheet
  • OPM Severance Pay Factsheet
  • OPM Severance Pay FAQs
  • Job Search and Post-Employment Rules for NASA Employees
  • Video Review of Workforce Reduction and Retirement Benefit Scenarios by United Benefits
  • What Federal Employees Can Do to Protect Themselves by Protect Democracy
  • Federal Workers Legal Defense Network:  Main Page & Resource Page - partnership connecting federal employees with free legal advice and legal resources.
  • Resources for Civil Servants by Civil Service Strong, including a 'Civil Servant’s Guide to Reductions in Force'
  • FedSupport Hub by the Partnership for Public Service
  • Financial Resource List from Federal Occupational Health
  • Federal Government Employee Resources from the Certified Financial Planner Board - Includes a list of free or reduced cost financial advising services for federal employees.

2025 Changes to Telework & Remote Work Resources
  • Return to In-Person Work FAQs from NASA Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) (internal)
  • Situational Telework Examples from NASA OCHCO (internal)
  • OCHCO Instructions for Managing Telework Agreements in HR Service Center (internal)
  • HR Service Center Webpage (internal) - To view your current telework agreement, right click on your initials at the top right corner of the screen, and click on "Profile". Then scroll down to "Employee Documents".

General Health & Well-Being Resources
  • NASA Goddard Employee Assistance (EAP) Program
  • EAP Grief Support Guide

General Employee Rights Resources
  • Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)
  • 2017 Weingarten Rights Notice
  • Whistleblower Disclosures:  Read Notice; Read Poster
  • ​Memo from the Office of General Council on "Political Activities of Federal Employees". Includes dos and don'ts per the Hatch Act.
  • Hatch Act Information from US Office of Special Counsel
  • Federal Employee First Amendment Rights
  • Please also see our Agreements Page

Resources for Those with Disabilities
  • OPM Fact Sheet on Reasonable Accommodations
  • Assistive Technology Demonstration Lab GSFC has an Assistive Technology Demonstration Lab located in Building 1, Room 010. The EOPO (Equal Opportunity Programs Office), along with Codes 120 and 700, provide a hands-on facility for center employees to try out different types of assistive technologies. If you would like to contact the Assistive Technology Lab please call 6-6750 or 6-5879, or send e-mail to "[email protected]"​. ​
  • Goddard Taxi Service (internal)

Pay & Leave Resources
  • OPM Pay & Leave Webpage
  • NASA Pay Webpage (internal) 
  • NASA Leave Webpage (internal) - includes Voluntary Leave Transfer Program and parental leave information.
  • Notice on Family Medical Leave Act & Family Friendly Sick Leave
  • OPM Parental Leave Fact Sheet
  • OPM Credit Hour Fact Sheet

The Impact of NASA & NASA Goddard
  • 2024 Goddard Annual Report
  • 2024 NASA Impact Report

NASA's Mission
  • The National Aeronautics and Space Act
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