NASA is crafting an initial plan for reductions in force and reorganization, Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro said in a memo.

More layoffs have hit NASA, with the space agency closing several offices and eliminating one branch under an executive order from the Trump administration. On Monday, the space agency announced the closure of NASA's Office of Technology,

NASA is eliminating its chief scientist role and closing down an office that studies policy matters on space and technology, in a round of layoffs affecting 23 employees, the agency said on Monday. NASA's acting administrator Janet Petro told employees by email on Monday the Office of the Chief Scientist,