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NASA announced on May 23, 2026, that it will open the management contract for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to competitive bidding for the first time since 1958, ending nearly seven decades of sole-source awards to Caltech. The decision follows years of billion-dollar cost overruns on flagship missions, institutional audit findings, and over 1,500 workforce reductions — but critics warn the disruption could damage one of the most productive research institutions in space science.