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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers
The layoffs impact technical, business, and support staff as JPL aims to reduce costs and maintain fiscal discipline amid ongoing financial challenges.
- On Oct. 13, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced it will lay off 550 employees as part of restructuring, and affected employees will be notified on Oct. 14.
- The reorganization that began in July aims to create a leaner infrastructure, focus on core technical capabilities, and maintain fiscal discipline, JPL said.
- About 11% of JPL's staff will be cut, slicing across technical, business and support areas at the roughly 5,500-employee, 168-acre facility near Pasadena, California.
- Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, said she was `disappointed` and `disheartened` by the layoffs announced on Monday and will lead a bipartisan appropriations effort to fully fund NASA's science mission directorate.
- This is the third round of cuts at JPL in two years, following more than 850 job losses last year and earlier reductions tied to Mars Sample Return mission uncertainty and the Trump administration's proposed 2026 budget.
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Lays Off 550 Employees in Reorganization
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is laying off hundreds more employees as the prestigious research and development center moves to create a “leaner infrastructure” and cut costs with a tightened budget. JPL announced on Oct. 13 that approximately 550 positions, accounting for about 11 percent of its total workforce, will be eliminated. The cuts involve staff across technical, business, and support divisions. JPL Director Dave Gallagher cla…
JPL to Lay Off About 550 More Workers
Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena will lay off about 550 additional employees beginning Tuesday as it continues a restructuring of its workforce — adding to more than 800 jobs already slashed at the space lab last year. “In order to best position JPL going forward, we are taking steps to restructure and establish an appropriate size to ensure future success,” JPL Director Dave Gallagher said in a message to the staff on Monday. “As part of t…
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