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2025 Shutdown Resources

• NASA Shutdown Webpage - check here for NASA guidance, status and resources.
• IFPTE Shutdown Webpage - information and resources from our international union.
• Shutdown Assistance Map (SAM) by My Fed benefits -- find support organized by location and type.
• Layoff or Furlough Assistance from Union Plus -- financial assistance programs available to dues paying GESTA/IFPTE members.
  
• Federal Government Shutdown Resources from MD DC Credit Union Association -- list of regional credit unions providing assistance, and contact list for utility payment assistance.
• Government Shutdown Resources for Federal Employees by The Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) 

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 Hiring Freeze Guidance - July 2025 
• 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
• 5 CFR Part 351 - Federal regulations governing a RIF
• NASA Interim Directive on RIFs - February 2025 
• OPM Workforce Reshaping Operations Handbook
• Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) RIF Information Sheet
• OPM Severance Pay Estimate Worksheet
• OPM Severance Pay Factsheet
• OPM Severance Pay FAQs
• OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition - discusses Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), a Reemployment Priority List (RPL) and an Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)
• NASA HR Webpage for Probationary Employees (internal) 
• NASA Time Limited Employment Desk Guide
• 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.
• Health Insurance Marketplace State Webpages: MD, VA, DC, NY WV

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