Keith’s note. 2025 was a bad year for NASA due to DOGE and lack of real leadership. Then Jared Issacman arrived to help NASA get its mojo back. Well, 2026 […]
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Changes To NASA’s Performance Ratings
Keith’s note: this memo : “Strengthening How We Recognize, Reward, Inspire NASAâs General Schedule (GS) Workforce” was sent out by Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson on 7 July 2026. FWIW while […]
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Sonny Morea
Keith’s note: Saverio “Sonny” Francis Morea has died. (Obituary). He was truly one of the few remaining Apollo legends. Ad Astra Sonny.
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NASA OCHCO Memo: Post-shutdown Furlough Guidance
Keith’s note: the following memo has been sent out to NASA staff to explain how things will resume operating at NASA. Full memo below:
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More JPL Layoff Media Drama
Keith’s note: I got a call tonight from a local reporter in southern California about the layoff threat at JPL. Long story short he pushed hard to try and pry […]
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You Can Leave NASA But NASA Never Leaves You
Keith’s note: the occupant’s last whiteboard message is a common sight across NASA. A wealth of expertise and dedication is being mindlessly forced out, undermining NASA’s leadership in space exploration. […]
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Hello NASA employees: “Explore New Career Preparedness And Development Offerings”
Keith’s note: this upbeat memo went out to everyone at NASA today. It starts with “During this period of transition” which is NASAese for “now that you have had to […]
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OPM Labor Guidance Omits NASA
Keith’s note: A slight bit of maybe not good – but somewhat less bad news: on 27 March OPM issued Guidance on Executive Order Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Programs. “This […]
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Judge Rules Against Union Firing Lawsuit
Keith’s note: whatever legal restraint might have been imposed on the Trump Administration’s mass firing spree has evaporated. Let the firings commence.
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Good News For Some NASA Probies
Keith’s note: some good news out of NASA JSC, NASA GSFC, and NASA MSFC. Sources report that probationary employees at these centers have been exempted from being fired. I also […]