Statement by the President “NASA will shut down almost entirely, but Mission Control will remain open to support the astronauts serving on the Space Station.” NASA Planning for a Lapse in Appropriations Update, NASA Memo “If a FY 2014 continuing resolution is not passed before 12:01 AM on October 1, NASA can only engage in activities related to the orderly shutdown of operations and performance of excepted activities. As a […]

NASA Internal Memo: Planning for Potential Lapse in Appropriations “However, prudent management requires that we be prepared for all contingencies, including the possibility that a lapse could occur at the end of the month. A lapse would mean that a number of government activities would cease due to a lack of appropriated funding. It would also mean that a number of employees would be temporarily furloughed. To prepare for this […]

Message From The NASA Administrator: New Policies in Response to Sequestration “In addition, as I have previously stated, at this time, we do not plan to resort to furloughs for NASA employees to meet our spending reductions under sequestration, and there is currently no change to the Agency’s existing hiring policy. Centers may continue to transact hires in all categories as planned in their submitted phased hiring plans up to […]

Notice of Furlough Status for NASA Headquarters Civil Service Employees “All NASA Headquarters employees, unless individually informed today, April 7, 2011, via an email message from Yvette Coles, Acting Director, Headquarters Human Resources Management Division, are designated as non-excepted. This means that, if funding lapses, you will be furloughed. Our contingency plan assumes that International Space Station activities will continue to protect the lives of the crew members on orbit […]