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Terminated NOAA employee urges Terre Haute officials to support federal workers; mayor pledges to press federal partners
Summary
A former NOAA probationary employee described mass federal terminations and urged the council and community to support affected workers; the mayor said the city will track economic impacts and join efforts to support federal employees and local veterans.
At the March 13, 2025 Terre Haute City Council meeting, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) probationary employee told the council she had been terminated and urged local officials to speak publicly in support of affected federal workers and to prepare for local impacts.
Anna Vappas said she was one of a group of probationary employees dismissed from NOAA despite positive reviews. "I was let it go simply because I lacked the protections because I was in my first year of service," she said. Vappas told the council she still lacked proper termination paperwork weeks after the…
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