Keith’s note: Several people are live tweeting a NASA Advisory Council HEO committee meeting – a public, on-the-record, official advisory body of the federal government chartered under FACA. Wayne Hale, who is departing from NAC service, offered a candid, thoughtful, and accurate assessment of the nature of the Artemis program and how it is not suited for anything like the “space race” that Bill Nelson et al love to claim that it is. So … what do members of this FACA committee say? Comments that can be summarized as: So what Wayne. That may be true but we need to spin it as a “race” so as to garner and maintain political support. These FACA committee members are openly approving a dishonest approach by the NAC – and NASA – to steer public discussion of a taxpayer-funded activity for political reasons – not transparent and accurate ones. Do these NAC committee Einsteins understand that this is a public meeting? One has to wonder if the OGC and OIG are listening to this meeting.

Executive Order on Evaluating and Improving the Utility of Federal Advisory Committees, White House “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Review of Current Advisory Committees. (a) Each executive department and agency (agency) shall evaluate […]

Notice of renewal and amendment of the charter of the NASA Advisory Council “Pursuant to sections 14(b)(1) and 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), and after consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, the NASA Administrator has determined that renewal and amendment of the charter of the NASA Advisory Council is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on […]

Annual Call for Nominations for NASA science advisory subcommittees, NASA SMD “NASA invites nominations for service on NASA science advisory subcommittees of the NASA Advisory Council. U.S. citizens may nominate individuals and also submit self-nominations for consideration as potential members of NASA’s science advisory subcommittees. NASA’s science advisory subcommittees have member vacancies from time to time throughout the year, and NASA will consider nominations and self-nominations to fill such intermittent […]

Annual Invitation for Public Nominations by U.S. Citizens for Service on NASA Federal Advisory Committees “NASA announces its annual invitation for public nominations for service on NASA Federal advisory committees. U.S. citizens may nominate individuals and also submit self- nominations for consideration as potential members of NASA’s Federal advisory committees. NASA’s Federal advisory committees have member vacancies from time to time throughout the year, and NASA will consider nominations and […]

Future In-Space Operations (FISO): a working group and community engagement, Space Review “It would be nice to have a listen-only telecon line that we can invite everyone to, but we have made our choices about this telecon colloquium series carefully … These presentations are co-chaired by a NASA employee, and the telecon uses a NASA toll-free line that is allocated to that co-chair for multiple uses.” Keith’s note: I find […]

Annual invitation for public nominations by U.S. citizens for service on NASA Federal advisory committees. “NASA announces its annual invitation for public nominations for service on NASA Federal advisory committees. U.S. citizens may nominate individuals and also submit self-nominations for consideration as potential members of NASA’s Federal advisory committees. NASA’s Federal advisory committees have member vacancies from time to time throughout the year, and NASA will consider nominations and self-nominations […]

Ensuring Scientific Integrity at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration “1. The recruitment process for new FAC members should be as transparent as possible. NASA is committed to making the recruitment process for new FAC members as transparent as possible: * NPD 1150.11 stipulates that NASA will rely on nominations from within the Agency followed by a thorough vetting of the nominee for expertise, experience, and conflicts of interest. The […]