The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced Monday that it is reinstating dozens of probationary employees that the Trump administration fired last month. Why it matters: The reversal comes after a federal judge ordered the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to rescind instructions to several federal agencies to fire probationary employees.

The National Science Foundation is reinstating probationary employees following a court ruling on the firings.

That's the same exec order that led to widespread workforce cuts across the federal government, steered by Elon Musk's Trump-blessed DOGE unit and the OPM, the latter of which is primarily supposed to just set policies and standards rather than hire and fire people directly.

Following the federal court ruling, the Office of Personnel Management told agencies to begin the reinstatement of unlawfully terminated probationary employees.

At an emotional meeting, NSF officials announced layoffs for about 10 percent of their workforce and warned of more firings to come

At an emotional meeting, foundation officials announced layoffs for about 10 percent of their workforce and warned of more firings to come.

The National Science Foundation is reinstating 84 employees who were terminated in February, the agency announced Monday.

Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.

It wasn’t until the 1950 establishment of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the largest funding source for basic research in the country, that America became a powerhouse of modernization. F or most of the past century,

The National Science Foundation is rehiring about half of the 170 people it fired two weeks as part of an effort to shrink federal agencies.