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 […]
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Satellite Servicing Heats up with Orbital ATK Suing DARPA
Orbital ATK Sues DARPA Over MDA’s SSL GEO Satellite Servicing Contract, SpaceQ “The days of on-orbit servicing, or satellite servicing, living in obscurity are over. On February 7, Orbital ATK, […]
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NASA's External Institute Funding Is Totally Uncoordinated
NASA OIG: Review of NASA-Funded Institutes “We found NASA does not aggregate information on the universe, status, or funding levels for the many institutes it supports. The absence of this […]
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When Homer Simpson Writes NASA Procurement Notices
Keith’s note: This NASA Langley procurement notice modification is a classic example of a broken government process. Read it carefully. What is/isn’t this modification modifying/not modifying? TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY – […]
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NASA JSC Has Developed A Girl Robot in Secret (Revised With NASA Responses)
NASA JSC Unveils ‘Valkyrie’ DRC Robot, IEEE Spectrum “While NASA’s official position is that Valkyrie is a genderless humanoid (as is Robonaut), the robot does have some features that we […]
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NASA Goes from an 'F' to an 'A' for Small Business Procurement
NASA Makes the Grade on the SBA Procurement Scorecard, NASA “NASA has achieved an “A” on the fiscal year 2012 (FY12) Small Business Administration (SBA) Procurement Scorecard. During the past […]
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OIG Questions Whether NASA Accepted too much Financial Risk with Orbital Contract
Final Report – IG-13-016 – NASA’s Management of Commercial Orbital Transportation Services and ISS Commercial Resupply Contracts, NASA OIG “The OIG review found that despite an almost 3-year delay in […]
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Possible Conflict of Interest Issues at JSC
NASA JSC Solicitation: Human Health and Performance Organizational Conflicts of Interest “NASA/JSC is requesting information from industry regarding potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) arising from the Human Health and […]
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NASA Point of "Contact" – Please Don't Call Me
NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships – Fall 2012 Fellowship Grant “Point of Contact Name: Claudia M Meyer Title: NASA Space Technology Research Grants Program Exec Phone: 000-000-0000 Fax: 000-000-0000 Email: […]