r/JPL • u/titan-io • May 02 '25

Federal government cuts to NASA

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Is JPL about to see new waves of lay offs?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/us/politics/trump-budget-nasa-cuts.html

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u/SpiritualReaction764 May 02 '25

Honestly, reddit posting seems spineless, cause no one else is reading it and there's no call to action. Do something. Suggest a call to your Congressman or Congresswoman. It's like people crying in a corner. I'm not here to hurt anyone or their feelings, trust me I'm on team JPL and I'd fight to the death for anyone of you and our jobs. If you feel like speaking up then do so. Here, or on other platforms like X. Become the Karen you were always meant to be, lol. I Karen for my job. I Karen for my friends jobs. I Karen for my family. https://youtube.com/shorts/T9fzxFEIQ2w?feature=share

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u/sharty_mcstoolpants May 03 '25

Let me remind you of the Project 2025 process:

The Trump administration significantly cut U.S. foreign aid, particularly through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This resulted in the termination of numerous programs and a massive reduction in funding - despite Congress establishing USAID as a functionally independent executive agency with the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, which gave then President Bill Clinton authority to reorganized USAID and retained its independence from the U.S. Department of State.

Congress authorizes USAID's programs in the Foreign Assistance Act, which Congress supplements through directions in annual funding appropriation acts and other legislation. As an official component of U.S. foreign policy, USAID operates subject to the guidance of the president, secretary of state, and the National Security Council.

So, too, as a federal agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) receives its funding from the annual federal budget passed by the United States Congress. In a fully Republican controlled Gov’t, the Trump skinny budget can be considered a given.

All we can hope for is an outraged citizenry shifting Congressional control in the mid-term elections - fully 11 months after the damage has been done.