Washington, DC Area Applies to: Monday, January 14, 2019 “STATUS: OFFICE CLOSURE FEDERAL OFFICES in the Washington, DC area are CLOSED. Emergency employees and telework employees continue to work.” Greenbelt […]
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NASA Contractors Implement Prolonged Shutdown Contingencies
Keith’s note: Below is an internal memo sent to employees of ZIN Technologies, a contractor at NASA GRC. Rumor has it that there will be a complete closure at ZIN […]
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Arm Waving And Shouting Shutdown Misinformation Is Not Helpful
Keith’s note: There was a protest rally in Washington today. NASA folks participated. One of the speakers was Barry Epstein, the new head of the union at NASA HQ. A […]
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AFL-CIO President Claims That Furlough "Puts ISS At Risk"
AFL-CIO head pushes back against Trump’s claims, MSNBC Go to 7:50 into the segment: “There’s a guy named Steve [last name] he’s a technician at the NASA Space Center. He […]
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Discovery Mission AO Comment Due Date Will Be Extended
Keith’s note: The original comment due date for NASA DRAFT 2019 Announcement of Opportunity for Planetary Science Division Discovery Program was January 16, 2019. Due to the government shutdown that […]
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Where NASA Employees Can Go For Furlough Updates
Keith’s note: Attention NASA employees: if you have any questions about the furlough go to nasapeople.nasa.gov and click the furlough link.
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No One Gets Anything Done During A Shutdown
How the Partial Government Shutdown Is Hampering Climate Efforts, EE News via Scientific American “The inevitable result [of a shutdown] is that everything costs more and you do less,” said […]
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Who Worries About NASA Cybersecurity During The Shutdown?
Keith’s note: From someone@nasa.gov: “Me and my colleagues are out of work during this shutdown with no prospect for ever getting back our lost wages. The federal government has a […]
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Shutdown: NASA Employees Ordered Not To Do Any Space Exploration
Planning for a Government Shutdown, NASA “During the Shutdown Furlough, you will be in a nonpay, nonduty status. During this time, you will not be permitted to serve NASA as […]
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Shutdowns And History (Update)
If the #Apollo8 mission had happened during a #GovernmentShutdown there would not have been any Christmas Eve broadcast from the Moon by @NASA#UltimaThule #UltimaFlyby pic.twitter.com/vUnEzR05wd — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) December […]