Keith’s update: see “Contractor Conversion: Two Things Can Be True At NASA” Keith’s note: I have been hearing of some concern at NASA KSC (and elsewhere around NASA too) about […]
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Janet Petro Is Retiring
Keith’s note: according to the NASA KSC posting “NASA announced Friday Janet Petro, center director for the agencyâs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is retiring. … Effective Friday, Kelvin Manning […]
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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 Is Losing Its Climate Expertise
Keith’s note: Dr. Kate Marvel at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (gutted by NASA and DOGE) has left the agency. According to E&E News “Kate Marvel announced Tuesday that […]
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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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Buyouts And Hiring At NASA
Keith’s note: The Houston Chronicle took a look at 2025 layoffs and the newly-announced NASA Force. “Accepting the buyout was a difficult decision for many NASA employees. Keith Cowing, a […]
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Honest Real Time Answers From NASA
Keith’s note: Space Twitter has a lot of noise. Mostly noise. Lots of snark. Some times an obvious question emerges. This was directed at Jared Isaacman:“What launch cadence do you […]
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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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NASA HQ Personnel Changes
Keith’s note: SOMD AA Ken Bowersox is retiring from NASA. According to a NASA press release: “Joel Montalbano will serve as the acting associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission […]
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Workforce Directive: Restoring NASAâs Core Competencies
Keith’s note: On Friday NASA distributed memo to the entire workforce titled “Workforce Directive: Restoring NASAâs Core Competencies“ accompanied with a video that was posted on social media. (full text […]