Expecting the debate on Bridenstine's nomination to take place after the Senate deals with budget issues – probably in February. — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 12, 2018
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White House Resubmits Bridenstine Nomination
Nominations Sent to the Senate Today, White House The White House submitted a list of nominations today including Rep. Bridenstine. – James Bridenstine, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the […]
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Decadal Plan For Space-Based Earth Observation Released
Reducing Climate Uncertainty, Improving Weather Forecasts, and Understanding Sea-Level Rise Are Among Top Science Priorities for Space-Based Earth Observation Over Next Decade, National Academy of Sciences “NASA, the National Oceanic […]
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Bridenstine On Earth Science: "We Need To Follow The Decadals"
National Academies To Release Earth Science Decadal Survey, AIAA Aerospace America “U.S. scientists plan to release their once-a-decade list of recommended Earth observation spending priorities Friday in a press conference […]
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Bridenstine Nomination Update
PN896 – James Bridenstine – National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Congress.gov “Latest Action 01/03/2018 – Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the […]
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The Vacancies Act – And NASA Management (Update)
How the Trump era is changing the federal bureaucracy, Washington Post “The clock ran out for hundreds of acting officials in November when a little-known law called the Vacancies Act […]
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Bridenstine Confirmation Update
Keith’s note: With government shut down issues and an evaporating calendar, it is unlikely that Rep. Bridenstine nomination to be NASA Administrator will come up in 2017. Right now the […]
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Confirming The Next NASA Administrator
Keith’s note: This White House event could serve to put some wind into Rep. Bridenstine’s sails as he awaits a vote to confirm him as NASA administrator. If the White […]
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The NASA Podium Is Still Empty
NASA has never gone this long without a formal administrator, Ars Technica “Four-time astronaut Charles Bolden resigned as NASA administrator on January 20, 2017, leaving the space agency after more […]
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A Bridenstine Nomination Vote Seems To Be Close
There is talk of a vote in the Senate on the nomination of @RepJBridenstine to be @NASA Administrator around 11 Dec. The vote will likely be split along party lines […]