NASA FY 2015 Budget To Be Released

NASA Officials to Discuss Fiscal Year 2015 Budget
“NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will brief reporters about the agency’s fiscal year 2015 budget at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, March 4, from Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. NASA Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Robinson and Goddard Center Director Chris Scolese will join Bolden. The news briefing will be carried live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Following the news briefing, journalists in attendance at Goddard will have a media opportunity with the associate administrators of NASA’s mission directorates. This will not be carried on NASA TV and is only available to media at Goddard.”
Keith’s note: In other words unless news media representatives are physically present at one NASA field center (not at NASA HQ) they will not be allowed to talk to AAs about the various Directorate and mission budgets. Apparently NASA GSFC does not have the technical sophistication to set up a few phone lines. Nor will the taxpaying public be able to hear what they have to say. This is an excellent way to make it harder for the media and therefore the public to learn about the budget. Also, you can expect Charlie Bolden to disappear before its time for the media to ask questions. That is what he does every year. But NASA will want everyone to support this budget none the less. So much for openness and transparency.