To quote:

One scientist characterized the NASA officials as sitting around a conference table at the top floor of NASA Headquarters in a "science vacuum," a comment that sparked applause from the audience.

"I don't understand why you're so angry," Cleave responded. "We come to work every day and we work hard. We really care about this program," she said.

The fury from the floor of the meeting was not kept within U.S. borders. Scientists from Europe also cautioned that the NASA budget is damaging international cooperation. Several projects, including the now-scuttled Dawn mission to asteroids, involve non-U.S. partners.

Full article here:

http://www.space.com/news/060314_scientists_lpsc.html

Much more detail here:

http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00000492/