Sean O’Keefe’s time at NASA is just about up. O’Keefe, who announced his resignation in December, said he would stay on until shortly after the FY06 budget proposal was released. The budget came out Monday, and according to this summary of a White House “press gaggle” Wednesday, O’Keefe will be leaving on Friday. In his “In the Loop” column in Wednesday’s Washington Post, Al Kamen said that O’Keefe would stay “into next week”, but definitely plans to be in Baton Rouge by Monday, February 21. Fred Gregory, the current deputy administrator, will be acting administrator until a replacement for O’Keefe is nominated and confirmed. Gregory has already been tapped to appear before the House Science Committee next week in that acting administrator role to answer questions about the FY06 budget proposal.
Okeefe.
dont let the door hit you on the way out…what a loser.
Robert
Ahhh, constructive commentary….
Oler, you’re a troll.
Any progress towards a replacement?
>>>> Any progress towards a replacement?
I’ve read nothing lately, not even a rumour, as to who might be in the running.
Perhaps the Whitehouse are waiting for a sign to show them who they need.
Well since they outlawed human cloning.. Cloning James Webb is outta the question
Guess NASA now stands for Need A Selected Adminsitrator.
I have been looking everywhere myself for any clue. But with a lack of a hint of who his replacement will be, the various buyouts, and the change in policy about MIltary and NASA could encroach on each others turf. Could NASA be going away? And the military taking over Space flight. With the science aspects going to other departments/agencies (DOE, NOAA etc..)
I hope not. I am a strong critic of NASA and on my bad days i do guiltily wish it, but it would also kill any public support of Space. It does look however the next 5 years will be bumpy for NASA but i hope they are transformed after it.