NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced a second major layoff in nine months, cutting over 300 jobs due to budget constraints and a need to align with the FY 2025 budget.
JPL Director Laurie Leshin emphasized in a memo the difficulty of the job cuts, describing them as painful but necessary adjustments, while acknowledging that the number was lower than projected.
This layoff follows an earlier cut of 530 employees as JPL aims to compensate for a projected $300 million budget reduction, heavily affecting key missions.
Congressional leaders, including Rep. Judy Chu, expressed disappointment regarding the layoffs, reaffirming the need for JPL as a national asset amid budgetary challenges faced by NASA.
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