NASA contractors issue layoff notices for 2,300

NASA contractor Space Gateway Support LLC and three of its subcontractors have told the state they plan to layoff a total of nearly 2,300 employees by Sept. 30 as Space Gateway Support's contract for base operations at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station expires.
However, many of those employees are expected to be rehired by the companies that will take over the functions performed by Space Gateway Support and its subcontractors. The work is being divided into multiple contracts instead of one joint contract. Space Gateway has held the contract since 1998.
Space Gateway Support is laying off 1,725 employees, while Wyle Aerospace Group will lay off 248, Creative Management Technology will lay off 185 and Comprehensive Health Services will lay off 135.
The layoffs are unrelated to the shut down of the space shuttle program, which is expected to cost the area up to 8,000 jobs.