What NASA cuts could mean for Ohio jobs
The Greater Cleveland Partnership said the job loss could impact national security and the ability to lead in space.
The Trump Administration is making cuts to help get a tighter budget. That includes at NASA agencies across the country, including NASA Glen Research Center in Brook Park, where business leaders say they will put up a fight.
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The media outlet Politico said it obtained documents showing more than 2,000 senior-ranking NASA employees are set to leave under the push to shed staff. That report said Cleveland's Glenn Research Center will lose 191 staff members. NASA has offered staff early retirement, buyouts, and deferred resignations.
The Greater Cleveland Partnership, the region's leading chamber of commerce group, said Ohio economic development leaders are calling on Congress to reverse course on these proposed cuts. They are warning of profound impacts on Greater Cleveland and the nation's technological leadership and security.
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They said the cuts would threaten critical aerospace, energy, propulsion and communications programs and would be a hit to national defense and global competitiveness.
In June, the Mayor of Brook Park told people not to worry yet because Congress will see the value NASA Glenn provides.
'Some stations may just work on building that rocket,' said Mayor Ed Orcutt. 'Here we work on different areas of the technology that's needed, so we're special and very unique.'
This is not a done deal yet. The Trump Administration and elected officials representing Ohio will get to negotiate before any final decision is made.
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