Administrator Update

NASA Awaits Word on Where It Is Going Next, Washington Post
“The Obama White House has twice been on the verge of making a formal nomination for a new head of the space agency but has pulled back both times because of grumbling from members of Congress with influence over space policy. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) has lobbied openly for the nomination of Marine Gen. Charles Bolden, a former astronaut, but the White House has not seemed eager to oblige the senator. “I am frustrated, because I don’t know what the delay is,” Nelson said recently.”
NASA still has room at top, Huntsville Times
“It’s become almost a running joke within” the space community, said Keith Cowing, who runs the NASA watchdog Web site NASAWatch.com and monitors aerospace issues daily on Capitol Hill. “There’s been all sorts of names floated and re-floated. It’s really anybody’s guess almost at this point. “But there have been some front-runner names out there recently that may have gained some traction.”