Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development

New White House task force on NASA to focus on job loss, The Hill
“President Barack Obama is commissioning a new task force to address any job loss caused by the White House’s proposed end to NASA’s manned space-flight program. In a memo released late Monday, the president appointed Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden as co-chairs of the Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development.”
Rep. Posey’s Statement on Space Workforce Transition Memo
“In his memo, the President blames the previous Administration for eliminating thousands of high skilled jobs and outsourcing them to Russia, but makes no mention of his decision to cancel Constellation after $9 billion in investments and a successful test launch. At some point the President needs to take responsibility for his own Administration’s decision to widen the space gap and cede America’s leadership in space, which is the modern day military high ground. I am disappointed to see the memo repeat the disingenuous claim we keep hearing that NASA will get a $6 billion increase, when in reality the Administration’s own budget numbers would gut the Exploration account by $5.7 billion, which is where the money needs to be spent for human space flight.”