
CHIPS Act expected to be killed after mass firings of NIST employees this week
TL;DR: Thousands of NIST workers, including probationary staff, are expected to be laid off, leading to the dissolution of the CHIPS Act. Thousands of workers are expected to receive notices of firing this week as they are considered “probationary workers,” which will result in the CHIPS Act being killed. VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES Multiple reports have pieced together that the multi-billion-dollar CHIPS Act is currently on the chopping block as departures of hundreds of