NASA Review Committee Mulls Field Center Consolidation, Space News “NASA says its 10 field centers employ about 18,000 civil servants and four times as many contractors. These centers, some of […]
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Scolese Moved to GSFC; Lightfoot Moved to HQ
NASA Administrator Announces Senior Leadership Changes “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced Tuesday changes to his senior leadership team. Associate Administrator Chris Scolese was named director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight […]
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People Still Like To Work For NASA
NASA Named One of Best Places To Work in Government “NASA remains one of the best places to work in the federal government. In a survey released today by the […]
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Jack Townsend
Former Goddard Center Director John Townsend Dead at 87 “John W. “Jack” Townsend, Jr., a space pioneer who was among the first employees of the newly formed Goddard Space Flight […]
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House Budget Report Language Authorizes RIFs
Report: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2012 “The bill includes a provision that repeals existing prohibitions on the implementation of Reductions in Force or other involuntary separations.”
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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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NASA's New Health Assessment Web-based Portal
NASA KSC Solicitation: Health Assessment Web-based Portal “The current system allows NASA to customize the information on the site. Through the customization, NASA has acquired data necessary to support an […]
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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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Judith Robinson
Judith Robinson, helped keep NASA crews healthy, Houston Chronicle “Judith Liebenthal Robinson, who spent her professional career making space and the space agency safe for astronauts and NASA employees, died […]
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Looming Job Losses
Huntsville leaders to ‘turn up the noise’ about importance of Constellation space program, Huntsville Times “Huntsville leaders fighting Obama administration plans to scuttle NASA’s Constellation program said Friday they want […]