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Science Magazine

NSF officials announced they are essentially abandoning the use of “rotators”— scientists on leave from academic positions who help the agency choose the best research to fund. NSF also plans to reduce the number of administrators classified as senior executive service employees. scim.ag/3EKnxmc

scim.agNSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuringSmaller future budgets will require fewer people, NSF official tells staff

9/5/25, 10:43 pm83 reposts136 likes

@flbluegal.bsky.social

The rat, “big balls” and the hacker-grifters have it covered for sure.

@liz-hearn.bsky.social

Thank you for up-to-the-minute reporting, keeping us informed about this debacle.

Virginia Sapiro

@vsapiro.bsky.social

The rotators were crucial positions.

@brett-mc.bsky.social

This is crazy. How do people evaluate who should get grants. This will stop scientific progress