31 January 2003: Report: GAO Performance and Accountability Series: National Aeronautics and Space Administration “In its 2001 performance and accountability report on NASA, GAO identified important management, oversight, and workforce issues facing the agency. The information GAO presents in this report is intended to help sustain congressional attention and an agency focus on continuing to make progress in addressing these challenges – and others that have arisen since 2001 – […]
10 January 2003: STS-107 Safety Issue Being Worked Internal NASA memo: “MP01/Alex McCool: The Shuttle Program is currently working one major safety issue (cracked Orbiter ball strut) associated with the upcoming STS-107 Flight Readiness Review this Thursday (1/9/03) and the subsequent launch on 1/16/03. MSFC employees put in long hours over the holiday break and worked in the spirit of One NASA with employees at other NASA Centers to test […]
Keith’s note: Several weeks ago I asked NASA Adminstrator Sean O’Keefe if he’d be willing to answer some questions. The occasion was his first aniversary on the job. He agreed to do so.
(more…)17 January 2003: “Acquisition Workforce: Status of Agency Efforts to Address Future Needs“, GAO (Acrobat) 20 January 2003: GAO reports on acquisition workforce, Federal Computer Week “The departments of Energy and Veterans Affairs and the General Services Administration are developing plans to strengthen their acquisition workforce specifically, while NASA and the departments of Treasury and Health and Human Services are drafting overall plans to strengthen their workforces.” 19 January 2003: […]
15 January 2003: NASA Passes Audit With Flying Colors Editor’s note: word has it that NASA got a verbal confirmation today that it had passed an audit conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and that it would receive an “unqualified” rating. In other words – acceptable. The formal auditor’s report is due in a few weeks. Quite a turn around from the last audit conducted during Dan Goldin’s tenure – one that NASA […]
14 January 2003: Headquarters Implementation of the Core Financial System: Impact on Travel Voucher Processing and Payment “NASA Headquarters will implement the Core Financial module of the Integrated Financial Management Program (IFMP) in February 2003. Implementation will result in a suspension of travel Voucher payments for vouchers submitted after January 17, 2003. The anticipated date for resuming voucher payments is March 10, 2003. The oldest and highest dollar value vouchers […]
14 January 2003: NASA Improves Costing Capabilities by Making Galorath’s SEER Tools Available Corporate-wide “NASA began using SEER-H at Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama in the early 1990’s. Over the years, many of the other centers began using the tools and it became more economical to buy a corporate license, stated Hamaker, who worked as a cost engineer and analyst at Marshall before being promoted to headquarters. “In general, […]
10 January 2003: GRC Reimbursement System Back on Track? A notice being circulated at GRC from a NASA Watch: “I just spoke with the bank – we can resume using our purchase cards.” From another reader at MSFC: “Thanks to the new NASA IFMP (Integrated Financial Management Program [Problem]) many people at MSFC did not get timely reimbursements for government travel. As a result, some travelers had their Bank of […]