A Question of Loyalty, Pasadena Weekly “Over the past eight months, Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer Cate Heneghan said she has been dealing with what she considers to be an abuse […]
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JPL Finally Gets Around To Admitting It Violated Federal Labor Law
Keith’s note: This NLRB mandated notice was sent to all employees at Caltech/JPL and just appeared as a huge banner on JPL’s internal web page. It states: “The National Labor […]
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NASA Seeks Comments on HSPD-12 Information Collection
NASA Notice of information collection Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) “Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the […]
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NLRB CWA Media Call
CWA President Larry Cohen, NASA Scientist and Activist to Discuss How the NLRB Crisis Hurts Californians, hspd12jpl.org “The all-out assault on National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is threatening vital on-the-job […]
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NLRB Rules Against JPL on HSPD-12 Actions
Caltech Faulted for Unfair Labor Practices at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory “National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge William G. Kocol has found the California Institute of Technology engaged in […]
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JPL Employees Want Congressional investigation Over PII Laptop Theft
Media Advisory JPL Employees Call for Congressional Investigation into NASA Privacy Breech “Employees at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena have called for an immediate […]
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Supreme Court Overturns HSPD-12 Decision by Lower Court
Court says NASA background checks can continue, Federal News Radio “The Supreme Court says background checks of low-risk employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California can continue. The high […]
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Justice Department Ignorance of NASA Security
NASA contractors dispute statements about access, Washington Post “During oral arguments, Katyal told justices that the questions are justified on national security grounds because ID badges worn by contractors give […]
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HSPD-12 Update: Government Lawyer Just Makes Things Up
Scientists Demand Retraction From Gov’t Attorney In NASA Privacy Case, space.com “A group of scientists has demanded that the U.S. Attorney General’s office immediately retract remarks made by a government […]
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HSPD-12 Gets Its Day In Court
Court considers NASA employee background checks, Reuters “Supreme Court justices questioned on Tuesday whether the federal government in its background investigations of employees can ask about their drug treatment, medical […]