Keith’s note: according to a new NASA OIG report “NASA’s Acquisition of Next-Generation Spacesuit Services“: “NASA faces challenges in ensuring next-generation spacesuits are available to meet the Agency’s current schedules […]
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Workforce Directive: Restoring NASA’s Core Competencies
Keith’s note: On Friday NASA distributed memo to the entire workforce titled “Workforce Directive: Restoring NASA’s Core Competencies“ accompanied with a video that was posted on social media. (full text […]
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Congress Wants Answers On Major NASA GSFC Actions
Keith’s note: House Science Committee Democrats just issued this press release that includes a letter and detailed spreadsheet listing GSFC changes to personnel, programs, and facilities in excruciating detail – […]
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Big Changes In NASA’s CLD Program
Keith’s note: ICYMI missed the NASA CLD Directive post the other day NASA Commercial LEO Space Stations Acquisition Strategy you are not alone since NASA is not talking about it […]
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NASA Is Rethinking Who Will Run JPL
Keith’s note: this RFI was posted on 3 July 2025: Follow-on for the Operation and Maintenance of the NASA Federally Funded Research and Development Center at Jet Propulsion Laboratory: “The […]
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Criminal Enforcement Of Regulatory Executive Orders At NASA
Keith’s note: This notice describes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) plans to address criminally liable regulatory offenses under the recent executive order on Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations. […]
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Internal NASA Memo: NSSC Active Contracts Review
Keith’s note: this went out to a vast portion of the NASA workforce today. I guess we know what people will be working on over the weekend – spreadsheets, not […]
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NAS Report Cites Significant Issues Affecting NASA’s Future Viability
Keith’s note: according to the National Academies report “NASA at a Crossroads – Maintaining Workforce, Infrastructure, and Technology Preeminence in the Coming Decades” (full report) “The committee offers seven “core […]
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Annual NASA OIG Report: Great Science – Poor Project Management
Keith’s note: The annual NASA OIG look at issues confronting NASA is out and nothing has changed. NASA still accomplishes astonishing things yet that is challenged by the fact that […]
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A Salute to the Small Businesses
“Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot recognizes the 2017 National Small Business Week; a time to celebrate the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. NASA honors its 2016 […]