New Incentive to Take A Buyout Emerges at ARC

Unconfirmed Mountain Lion Sighting on NASA ARC

“On March 23, 2005 at 12:45 a.m., there was an unconfirmed sighting of mountain lions on the east side of the Ames Research Center near the golf course. In recent years there have been confirmed sightings of mountain lions in the Palo Alto area. Although the likelihood of a mountain lion attack is less than being struck by lightening, it is wise to be prepared for such an encounter.”

Editor’s note: This, of course, reminds me of a classic humor item posted on NASA Watch a decade ago: “Secretary of the Interior Babbit Announces Hstoric Cooperative Agreement Between NASA and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service“

“This agreement with the Fish and Wildlife Service will introduce ecologically sound management practices that will replace the ‘business as usual’ approach to personnel issues at NASA. Federal agency work forces are no different than overpopulated herds of deer or elk in our country today. We, too, need to thin the herds,” said Goldin.”