House Science Committee staff change

The House Science Committee announced last week that Roselee Roberts has joined the staff of the committee as designee to Rep. Ken Calvert, chairman of the space subcommittee. Roberts was formerly director of legislative affairs for Boeing, where she worked for the last 17 years; before that she worked for then-Congressman Bill Nelson.

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Appropriations reorganization: a contrarian view

The conventional wisdom regarding the reorganization of the appropriations subcommittees in the House and Senate is that this is a beneficial move for NASA: no longer does the space agency have to compete with low-income housing and veterans’ programs for funding. The Commerce, Justice, and State departments all seem like easier competition for funding, the […]

Senate reorg complete

The Senate Appropriations Committee completed a reorganization of its subcommittees yesterday that mostly, but not entirely, followed plans. The major difference between the final plan and what was reported earlier in the week is that while NASA will be moved from the VA-HUD subcommittee (which will be dissolved) to the Commerce, Justice, and State subcommittee, […]

Vision checkup

Women in Aerospace is holding a panel session tonight titled “The Vision for Space Exploration: Where are we now?” The panelists include:

Michelle Burkett, House Appropriations Committee Mary Kicza, NASA Michelle Robbins, Lockheed Martin Pam Whitney (moderator), National Research Council

The event starts 6 pm (networking at 5:30) at 2325 Rayburn House Office Building. It’s […]

Senate appropriations reorganization update

While the House has completed its reorganization of its appropriations committees, moving NASA into what’s widely considered to be a more favorable subcommittee, the Senate is still grappling with its own reorganization plan. CongressDaily reported Monday that a reshuffling could come as early as this week that would eliminate the VA-HUD-Independent Agencies subcommittee (but only […]