Keith’s note: Looks like Trump boarding party/transition team member Jonathan Dimock has burrowed into the depths of NASA HQ. He’s landed at the NASA HQ Space Technology Mission Directorate Communications and Operations Code OD00) with a job title of “Public Outreach/Partnership”. It is somewhat odd that NASA would give a job that seemingly requires interacting with the public to a former campaign staffer who sent a job audition email to […]
Science division of White House office no longer staffed: report, The Hill “While the science division had no staff members as of Friday, a White House official told CBS News that the science and technology office was still functioning with 35 staffers. Still, that compares to the more than 100 employees who worked in the office under Obama.” How Jonathan Dimock Auditioned To Be NASA White House Liaison “My preference […]
Keith’s note: This is how political campaign staff get a job after the campaign is over — if you were a campaign loyalist and worked hard enough to get your candidate elected (and got noticed yourself), that is. Once the election is over the Transition Team asks you to make suggestions in terms of an agency or department you’d like to call home and then the Transition Team looks at […]
Keith’s note: Just a reminder. As you ponder why so many things at NASA are not happening (like getting a new Administrator) stop for a moment and consider that the most senior Trump political appointee at NASA is Jonathan Dimock. He is the White House Liaison – the prime person for interactions with the President. He has no known experience in government, science and technology, or space exploration. If you […]