Keith’s note: According to a press release from Rep. Zoe Lofgren, incoming chair of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee “sent letters to over 30 companies, individuals, […]
DOGE
Posted inEarth Science, News, Personnel News, Policy, TrumpSpace
NASA Is Losing Its Climate Expertise
Keith’s note: Dr. Kate Marvel at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (gutted by NASA and DOGE) has left the agency. According to E&E News “Kate Marvel announced Tuesday that […]
Posted inNews, Personnel News, TrumpSpace
DOGE Has Mostly Evaporated
Keith’s note: Remember DOGE? Well, it no longer exists as a thing with that name – although some of the chaos it caused is now formally part of OPM and […]
Posted inPersonnel News
About Those NASA Interns
Keith’s note: The other day I tweeted that “In the @NASAKennedy town hall yesterday KSC Center Director and former Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro said that it was that DOGE […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Courts Push Back On Government Employee Layoffs
Keith’s note: according to this CNBC post: “A federal judge further blocked the Trump administration from sharply cutting jobs and reorganizing the structure of many major federal agencies as part […]
Posted inPolicy
Look Up At The Sky Once In A While
Keith’s Rant #1: I wonder âĤ while these DOGE folks are busy scurrying around eliminating people and things at NASA – do they ever stop to look up at the […]
Posted inBudget, Earth Science, News, TrumpSpace
The Cost of Breaking The GISS Lease
Keith’s note: Several sources report that the NASA GISS lease of the Armstrong Hall building in New York City can’t be broken by GSA without incurring a large financial penalty. […]
Posted inAstronauts, Earth Science, News, Space & Planetary Science, Technology, TrumpSpace
NSF Science Grant Awards Are Being Frozen
Keith’s note: Science agency funding is under heavy scrutiny by DOGE, OMB, OPM and other Administration offices – whether it is for supposed DEI sins, perceived waste, or other things […]
Posted inInternet Policies
Congress Wants Answers: Unqualified DOGE Personnel Access To NASA IT
Keith’s note: According to this press release “Committee Leaders Demand Answers from NASA on DOGE Access After the Agency Refuses to Comply with Investigation“ specific instances of DOGE employees (who […]
Posted inEarth Science, News, Space & Planetary Science, TrumpSpace
DOGE Wants NOAA Data To Be Erased
Keith’s note: If they can delete climate and Earth Science data at NOAA they can do the same thing to science data at NASA. According to this release from House […]