Keith’s note: NASA has just published “Final rule – Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA– Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964” in the Federal […]
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NASA Force Job Applications
Keith’s note: According to the NASA Force page: “NASA Force is a new hiring initiativeâdeveloped in partnership with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management … Highly skilled early- to mid- […]
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NASA’s Slow Motion Union Erasure
Keith’s Note: According to GovExec: “While NASA has yet to formally terminate its contract with IFPTE, it has begun unilaterally changing employeesâ personnel files to label their positions as ineligible […]
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Rebuilding Core Competencies Within NASA
Keith’s note: Jared Isaacman spoke at the a16z event about the lack of core competencies and extensive outsourcing at NASA is “why we’re $100 billion deep into [Artemis]”and how OPM […]
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And Now We Have “NASA Force”
Keith’s note: According to a tweet by @NASAAdmin: “Today, weâre launching NASA Force with @USOPM Returning to the Moon requires restoring core competencies in our civil servant workforce. This program […]
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The New and Improved Schedule F is Now Schedule P/C
Keith’s note: A final rule by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) titled “Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service” (preview text) has dropped and will appear in […]
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Get Ready For Schedule G
Keith’s note: this popped out of the White House on Thursday. You may recall the earlier Schedule F thing “that will make it easier to remove federal employees it believes […]
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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 […]
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NASA’s Phase 2 RIF Plan (Update)
Keith’s update: I am hearing that people at NASA centers are ask management if the workforce would be informed of the NASA RIF plan. NASA got a one week extension […]
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OPM Issues A RIF Handbook
Keith’s note: OPM has posted an immense amount of new RIF Information. The have issued a 119 page Workforce Reshaping Operations Handbook. A one page overview outlines the information and […]