KSC Folks: Call Paul Shawcross
“… the Administration strongly opposes H.R. 6063 because it mandates specific Space Shuttle flights that greatly threaten NASA’s ability to retire the Shuttle in 2010, an action that is critical to implementing the President’s Vision for Space Exploration. In addition, the Administration has other serious objections to several provisions of H.R. 6063 that must be satisfactorily addressed prior to final congressional action on reauthorization legislation.”
Editor’s note: The sad thing about all of this these days is that OMB’s Paul Shawcross has more say as to what happens at NASA than NASA’s Administrator does. You can yell at Mike Griffin until you are blue in the face but it is Shawcross and the OMB who calls the shots.
Note to Paul: what is “critical to implementing the President’s Vision for Space Exploration” is that you and your fellow budgeteers provide NASA with the funds to do the things the President tasked them to do – or – you change the tasks. You can’t have it both ways, Paul. Right now you have more or less abandoned the agency – and a large chunk of its work force.
KSC folks: You can drop Paul an email at [email protected], call him at 202-395-3807, or send him a fax at 202-395-4652. You can find him in room 8225 in the New Executive Office Building or send him a note at Paul Shawcross, Chief, Science and Programs Branch; Energy, Science, and Water Division, OMB, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.
White House Memo Calls For Slashing Remaining Space Shuttle Flights, earlier post
