Note from NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson: NASA Team, Since Ignition, the mission has been clear to us: achieve the President’s National Space Policy and expand American leadership in space. […]
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OIG: NASA Cybersecurity Is Still Lacking
Keith’s note: according to this NASA OIG report: “The Federal Information Security Modernization Act requires the Office of Inspector General to conduct an annual evaluation of NASAâs information security program. […]
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GAO To NASA: Your Action Items Are One Year Overdue
Keith’s note: According to GAO: “Dear Administrator Isaacman: The purpose of this letter is to call your personal attention to three areas where open recommendations to the National Aeronautics and […]
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Someone Turned Off NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive? Why? (Update)
Keith’s 15 December update: This long-time GSFC website (nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov) now has a maintenance notice saying “The NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive website is temporarily offline for maintenance.” But people […]
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NASA PAO 2.0?
Keith’s note: The Department of Defense War is now cracking down on journalists who wish to commit acts of actual journalism at DOD DOW. Since NASA’s role has now been […]
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Random Employee Searches To Resume at NASA HQ
Keith’s note: This memo was just sent out to NASA SMD employees (and others). It opens with “To ensure the continued safety of our workforce and compliance with security measures, […]
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NASA’s Impending Data Diaspora
Keith’s note: with regard to commercial solutions to missions being canceled, data archiving etc. – Nice idea. But actually this is a disaster in the making. With the rush to […]
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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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Mike Witt Is Leaving NASA
Keith’s note: Mike Witt, NASAâs Senior Agency Information Security Officer (SAISO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Cybersecurity and Privacy is leaving the agency shortly. Best wishes, Mike.
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NASA Is Increasing Employee Location Tracking
Keith’s note: It would seem that DOGE is tracking NASA employees as they come – and go – at NASA Headquarters. And if they are doing it there then you […]