Washington Space Business Roundtable Luncheon With Rep. James Bridenstine Keith’s note: Likely NASA Administrator nominee Rep. James Bridenstine (R-OK) will be the luncheon speaker at a Washington Space Business Roundtable […]
2017
Posted inWorkforce
NASA OIG Reports Progress on Efforts to Rightsize but Key Decisions Still Pending
NASA OIG: NASA’s Efforts to “Rightsize” its Workforce, Facilities, and Other Supporting Assets “Through the TCAT and CLM processes, NASA has established a framework that should improve the Agency’s ability […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Silly Pluto Food Fights Continue
A new definition would add 102 planets to our solar system — including Pluto, Washington Post “[Alan Stern] scoffed at Pluto’s new classification, “dwarf planet” — “How can an adjective […]
Posted inCommercialization
Upcoming ISS Hearing: Usual Suspects; Same Old Message (Update)
House Science Committee Hearing: The ISS after 2024: Options and Impacts “Witnesses: Mr. William Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, NASA Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar, Executive Director, Coalition […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
Trump's Eyes and Ears At NASA
White House installs political aides at Cabinet agencies to be Trump’s eyes and ears, Washington Post “This shadow government of political appointees with the title of senior White House adviser […]
Posted inBudget
Trump's OMB Does Not Know Who Operates DSCOVR
OMB Budget Blueprint Excerpt for NASA “Provides $1.8 billion for a focused, balanced Earth science portfolio that supports the priorities of the science and applications communities, a savings of $102 […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Is There a RIF In NASA's Future?
Firing federal workers isn’t as easy as Trump makes it seem in his budget, Washington Post “Under President Trump’s budget proposal, federal employees at many agencies may need to acquaint […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
Only In Washington
Keith’s note: @ChelseaClinton retweeted @NASAWatch. Oops. If you have less money one year versus the previous year, that is called a ____ ("cut"), otherwise know as ____ ("less money") #wordproblems […]
Posted inBudget
Budget Cuts What Gave NASA Chief of Staff His Career
#NASA Budget Cuts Earth Science & Education – both of which gave Chief of Staff his career https://t.co/KB4CmVulD8 https://t.co/FQgoJDeWcs pic.twitter.com/tLGemPs4Is — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 16, 2017
Posted inTrumpSpace
Trump's NASA Budget Guts Earth Science and Totally Eliminates Education
OMB Budget Blueprint Excerpt for NASA “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is responsible for increasing understanding of the universe and our place in it, advancing America’s world-leading aerospace […]