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2025 Workforce Reduction Related References & Resources
2025 Changes to Telework & Remote Work Resources
General Health & Well-Being Resources
General Employee Rights Resources
Resources for Those with Disabilities
Pay & Leave Resources
The Impact of NASA & NASA Goddard
NASA's Mission
- 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
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
NASA's Mission