Financial Cuts Force Jpl Layoffs

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LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE Between 5 and 8 percent of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's work force will be laid off in coming weeks, a move intended to help offset JPL's smaller-than-expected slice of the 2006 NASA budgetary pie, according to an announcement made Monday.

During a lab-wide meeting, JPL director Charles Elachi told the 5,400 employees to expect across-the-board cuts. Some lab employees received lay-off notifications last week. JPL spokeswoman Veronica McGregor said the remainder would come "within the next few weeks.'

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Financial Cuts Force Jpl Layoffs

Blaine Baggett, executive manager of the Office of Communications, said about 200 regular JPL employees and 100 contractors a...

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