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‘As far as I know, I’m still the assistant administrator of NESDIS.’

Written by  Debra Werner Friday, 06 February 2026 15:53
Stephen Volz photographed in January 2026 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Jason Dixson Photography

In 2025, more than 322,000 civil servants left jobs voluntarily or were dismissed out of a workforce of roughly 2.4 million. The 13% drop in staffing is the largest single-year decline since the end of World War II. In total, more than 5,000 people who were part of the federal space workforce left their positions. […]

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