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Month: April 1996
NASA Staff Meeting Minutes 22 April 1996

Minutes of Senior Staff and Center Directors’ Meeting April 22, 1996 The following documents the discussions addressed at the Senior Staff and Center Directors’ Meeting on April 22, 1996. Mr. Goldin was not in attendance. Action assignments are bolded. 1. AA Reports B/Holz: Malcolm Peterson briefed members of Congress on April 22,1996, about the NASA budget. The Full Cost Accounting Working Group will meet at LeRC on April 24 and […]

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  • April 22, 1996
Downsizing Targets at NASA HQ

Editor’s note: A letter from the Acting Deputy Administrator was released yesterday containing the following HQ’s staffing guidelines for the individual codes: CODE CURRENT NEW GUIDELINE (Programs) M 91 40 R 61 40 S 68 40 U 47 40 X 62 40 Y 58 40 (Functional & Staff) A 33 23 B 55 39 C 122 60 E 22 15 F 58 41 G 36 25 H 54 38 I […]

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  • April 18, 1996
Mikulski Angered by NASA HQ Downsizing Plan

Mikulski Says Accelerated Downsizing at NASA HQ Is premature Senator Expresses Outrage at Surprise Announcement Says Agency Plan to Speed-Up Personnel Cuts Leaves Many Questions Unanswered U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD) today pledged to fight the proposed personnel reductions recently announced by NASA for its headquarters office. The space agency unexpectedly announced today that it would accelerate its downsizing timetable by three years as well as increase the number […]

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  • April 17, 1996
Goldin Memo: Personnel Downsizing

AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM NASA ADMINISTRATOR DANIEL S. GOLDIN In response to increasing budget pressures, I have today directed NASA Headquarters to develop a plan for a staffing level of 650 to 700 employees by October 1, 1997. This accelerates the timeline for our existing downsizing plan, and will bring us to a lower staffing level. We anticipate the new plan will require a Reduction in Force at Headquarters to be […]

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  • April 17, 1996
NASA Staff Meeting Minutes 15 April 1996

Minutes of Senior Staff and Center Directors’ Meeting April 15, 1996 The following documents the discussions addressed at the Senior Staff and Center Directors’ Meeting on April 15, 1996. Mr. Goldin was not in attendance. Action assignments are bolded. 1. AA Reports B/Holz: The Full Cost Accounting Working Group will meet at LeRC on April 18, 1996. The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Integrated Financial Management Program (IFMP) is […]

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  • April 15, 1996
Unofficial NASA RIF Update

From: kcowing@ (Keith L. Cowing) Newsgroups: sci.space.policy Subject: Unofficial NASA RIF Update Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 11:20:39 -0500 Rumour du jour: Info from very high up in a science code at NASA HQ, has the rumour that Goldin is going to insist on a 50% reduction in the present HQ staffing, FROM ITS PRESENT LEVEL, by September 1996. This would be approx. 700 positions. It is believed by many […]

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  • April 15, 1996
NASA Staff Meeting Minutes 12 April 1996

Subject: Time: 11:02 AM OFFICE MEMO Minutes of Senior Staff and Center… Date: 4/12/96 Minutes of Senior Staff and Center Directors’ Meeting April 8, 1996 The following documents the discussions addressed at the Senior Staff and Center Directors’ Meeting on April 8, 1996. Mr. Goldin was not in attendance. Action assignments are bolded. 1. AA Reports W/Gross: Ms. Gross explained that to assist NASA Senior Management in their efforts to […]

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  • April 12, 1996
NASA Staff Meeting Minutes 4 April 1996

Subject: 4/3/95 staff meeting minute Date: Tuesday, April 04, 1995 5:03PM Subject: Time: 12:04 PM OFFICE MEMO 4/3/95 staff meeting minutes Date: 4/4/95 Minutes of Senior Staff and Center Directors’ Meeting April 3, 1995 The following documents the discussions addressed at the Senior Staff and Center Directors’ Meeting on April 3, 1995. Action assignments are bolded. Mr. Goldin was not in attendance. 1. AA Reports E/Hall: The NHPA, IFPTE, Local […]

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  • April 4, 1996
RIF at NASA In Summer 1997?

Editor’s note: From a well-placed source at NASA HQ who participated in this meeting: Mal Peterson (NASA HQ Comptroller’s Office) personally briefed NASA program managers (Centers and HQ) yesterday (27 March) and gave instructions for planning and implementing a RIF by Summer 1997, the reduction to be completed by October 1998, to a total complement level of 17,500, as called for by the President for the year 2000, to be […]

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  • April 1, 1996