BREAKING: Mike Griffin, the Pentagon's top technology officer, and his deputy Lisa Porter, will step down next month, according to a Defense Department official. https://t.co/oISlbBsvhy — Inside Defense (@insidedefense) June 23, 2020 Mike Griffin Departing DOD, SpacePolicyOnline “In a joint email to colleagues today, Griffin and Porter said they were taking advantage of an opportunity in the private sector and will leave DOD on July 10. ‘As has been our […]

Top DoD Official Shank Resigns; SCO Moving To DARPA, Breaking Defense “My integrity and belief in SCO’s mission is more important to me than my friendship over many years with Mike (Griffin).” That is why the head of the Pentagon’s vaunted Strategic Capabilities Office, Chris Shank, has resigned rather than see his office transferred to DARPA. Griffin called Shank into his office on Friday and told him the office would […]

Could the Pentagon’s new R&E head take over military space programs? “We haven’t laid flat the final responsibilities there, but what’s really exciting about next year is we’ve got Mike Griffin on board,” who touts extensive experience in the space domain, the deputy told reporters Dec. 21. Griffin, a former NASA administrator during the George W. Bush administration, was formally nominated this month. He has yet to have a confirmation […]

Trump taps former NASA head Griffin for deputy defense role: White House “U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Michael Griffin, a former administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as principal deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics, the White House said on Friday.”

Mike Griffin will be meeting with Mike Pence in the next day or so. Topic? SecAF? #NASA? Stay tuned. #NASAAdministratorApprentice — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 9, 2017 Keith’s note: Attention news media: Mike Griffin is scheduled to chair this AIAA session tomorrow in Texas. Also, former SMD AA Alan Stern has expressed interest to people in being considered for Trump’s NASA Administrator as well.

Hearing: The Space Leadership Preservation Act and the Need for Stability at NASA “Tomorrow, February 25 at 10:00 a.m. ET, the House Science Committee will hold a hearing on the need for stability at NASA through changing presidential administrations. The hearing will feature former astronaut and first female Space Shuttle pilot and commander, Colonel Eileen Collins, as well as former NASA Administrator Michael Griffin. Rep. John Culberson, chairman of the […]

Statement of Chairman Lamar Smith Full Science, Space, and Technology Committee Organizational Meeting “It’s my hope that we will be considered a bipartisan committee, working together for the best interests of our country.” House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Oversight Plan for the 113th Congress “The Committee will also examine the impact of large increases in funding for the Earth Science Directorate relative to funding requested for other science disciplines.” […]

Keith’s 11 June note: Industry sources report that Chase Bank has led a group that has bought (or is seekng ot buy) venerable rocket engine manufacturer Rocketdyne from Pratt & Whitney and that Mike Griffin will be the new CEO. Stay tuned for more details. Keith’s 12 June update: Industry sources now speak of Rocketdyne as having been bought by Goodrich while others claim it has been bought EADS. Others […]

Floridians Continue Waiting For Answers From Mitt Romney On Future Of Commercial Space, Obama Florida Press Office “This week, Mitt Romney’s Republican allies in Congress finally dropped their effort to eliminate the competition among the private space industry after the successful launch of SpaceX’s Dragon. While this is a step in the right direction, Floridians still deserve to know where Mitt Romney stands on space issues. While the world watched […]

SpaceX’s Dragon capsule docks with international space station, Washington post “On Friday, Musk said that SpaceX could be ready to fly people into space by 2015. But Scott Pace, a space policy expert at George Washington University and an adviser to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said the company first needs a track record. “They need to fly [cargo] six or seven times consecutively,” he said.” Keith’s note: More Griffin […]