Keith’s note: Yesterday the staff at NASA GSFC ETD (Engineering and Technology Directorate) got an email titled “Realignments that will Transition ETD to the Future”. There’s lots of NASA doublespeak, […]
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Notes From Today’s Town Hall At NASA LaRC
Keith’s note: according to a LaRC participant: “The overall sentiment was one of transparency, sharing information as it comes, and empathy. The Center Director has been proactive communicating when information […]
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NASAWatch On Bloomberg: Budgets, Layoffs, and Sean Duffy
Keith’s note: I was just on Bloomberg TV/radio/Web. [audio] I was asked if there was an issue with New Interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy having more than one job. I […]
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NASA Kennedy Memo On DRP, RIFs, etc.
Keith’s note: the following memo updated 9 July 2025 is circulating around the KSC community and has official management answers to questions about DRP, RIFs etc. Full memo below.
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Update On NASA’s Shrinking Civil Servant Workforce
Keith’s note: As of today the current number of NASA civil servants who are departing is around 2,900 across the agency – of that, people taking DRP 1 and 2 […]
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Darkness At NASA Is Here – But It Won’t Last Forever
Keith’s note: Things are starting to look darker at NASA. The Supreme Court just gave the final, ultimate green light to the Administration to gut agencies – NASA – however […]
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Ronald Gamble: Goodbye NASA
Keith’s note: In what will soon become commonplace another valuable and valued employee is leaving NASA: Ronald Gamble, Jr, Ph.D., a Theoretical Astrophysicist in the Astrophysics Science Division at NASA […]
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Farewell Eddie From NASA
Keith’s note: the pace at which people are leaving NASA is going up. People with 25 years like Edward Gonzales are bidding farewell. I have seen many notes from folks […]
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Jefferson Howell
Keith’s note: according to NASA: “Jefferson Davis Howell, Jr., former director of NASAâs Johnson Space Center in Houston, died July 2, in Bee Cave, Texas. He was 85 years old.” […]
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Janet Petro’s ‘Embrace The Challenge’ Holiday Feel Good Edition
As we approach Independence Day, I recognize this continues to be a time of transition for many across the agency. We’re working through complex changes together, and I want to […]