Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, has scheduled committee votes on Joshua Shoemaker to be NASA’s chief financial officer (CFO) and Robert Steinau to be NASA’s inspector general.
Steinau, a longtime official in NASA’s Office of Inspector General who acted as inspector general from December 2024 until his nomination in September, told the committee at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday that he would pursue aggressive oversight of agency programs.
The committee will hold an executive session on Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. ET, according to the committee’s markup announcement.
If the committee approves them, the nominations go to the full Senate.
Related
Marc Boucher is an entrepreneur, writer, editor, podcaster and publisher who has worked in space media for more than 25 years. In 1999 he co-founded SpaceRef with Keith Cowing. The new media company grew into a network that included NASA Watch and The Astrobiology Web. After selling SpaceRef, he joined Multiverse Media, which later merged with SpaceNews. There he helped steer the combined company toward more multimedia, a subscription paywall and intelligence products, and pushed for a mobile app. He is also the founder of SpaceQ Media, Canada’s space news and market intelligence publication.
Marc started his first Internet content business in 1992 and hasn’t looked back. When he’s not working, he loves exploring Canada and the world and expanding his photography skills.
More by Marc Boucher
