Anonymous survey on US Federal government layoffs

This survey is anonymous. Please take the survey only ONCE.

The Society for American Archaeology has long advocated for a robust archaeological workforce to help preserve America's valuable and fragile archaeological resources. This survey is intended to benchmark losses to the U.S. Federal workforce since January 20, 2025. All responses are anonymous, so please only take the survey one time, even if you receive the link from multiple sources.

*1.I received the following type of notice concerning my federal job(Required.)

I was put on administrative leave

I was terminated

I have not been affected

Other (please specify)

*2.What type of job do you hold / did you hold?(Required.)

Archaeologist

Non archaeologist

Any other comments you'd like us to know

*3.In which U.S. Federal Department is/was your position(Required.)

U.S. Dept of Defense

U.S. Dept of Agriculture

Funding agency (e.g.s, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health)

Prefer not to say

U.S. Dept of Homeland Security

U.S. Dept of Transportation

U.S. Dept of Interior

Smithsonian Institution

Other (please specify)

4.If you are willing to indicate the agency in which you worked, please select.

Army Corps of Engineers

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Fish and Wildlife

Forest Service

National Endowment of the Arts

National Endowment of the Humanities

National Parks Service

National Science Foundation

Tennessee Valley Authority

Other (please specify)

5.What can SAA do to help you and my fellow archaeologists?

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