NASA Shutdown Plan, 16 December 2018 (pdf) “Pursuant to OMB Circular A-11, Section 124.2, NASA is hereby submitting a revised shutdown plan in the event of a lapse in appropriations, […]
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How NASA Is Shutting Down (Update)
Message from the Acting Administrator – Government Shutdown Impacts to NASA “The categorization of employees and whether or not someone is furloughed is not a reflection on the quality of […]
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How To Reimburse Contractors After the Shutdown
NASA Procurement Information Circular PIC 13-05 October 25, 2013 “GUIDANCE: Under the terms of their contracts, contractors are responsible for submitting complete, proper requests for payment due to impacts of […]
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Shutdown Aftershocks for Science
The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent, Scientific American “In many ways the federal government shutdown was a huge, unplanned experiment in what happens when we give […]
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NASA Can Resume Its Exploration of the Universe – For Now
It’s back to work for federal employees, CBS “The White House’s budget office says federal workers should expect to return to work Thursday morning as the partial government shutdown comes […]
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The Growing Shutdown Impact on NASA
Testimony of Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion Blakey “For support contractors working at NASA locations, this means they are unable to do their jobs. To compensate, larger companies […]
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Long Term Impact of Shutdown on NASA JSC
Impact of the Federal Shutdown on Private Industry and the Nation: The NASA-Johnson Space Center Experience, Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership “Before the shutdown, JSC had approximately 3,200 federal employees […]
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Shutdown Impact on NASA Field Centers
NASA researchers protest government shutdown, Palo Alto Online “I’m supposed to be looking for planets, but I’m not,” said Kepler mission scientist Natalie Batalha, whose words inspired the crowd to […]
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Tea Partier Thinks JSC Employees Supported His Shutdown Vote
Stockman’s office meets with JSC employees to support restoring NASA funding “Our calls from JSC employees this week are about nine to one in favor of standing strong against Obama’s […]
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NASA on Pause
Science and the shutdown and a lonely birthday for NASA, PBS News Hour “If a satellite mission has not yet been launched, work will generally cease on that project,” NASA’s […]