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To no one’s surprise, the Senate today confirmed Shana Dale as NASA deputy administrator. Griffin: “With Shana coming on board, I’m confident we now have the right leadership team to guide the agency as we move forward in the next great era of space exploration.” And with concerns about budget shortfalls, the implementation of the […] NASA Administrator Michael Griffin will be the sole witness at a hearing of the full House Science Committee on Thursday at 10 am. The title of the hearing is simply “Status of NASA’s Programs”, which should give members plenty of latitude to quiz Griffin on issues ranging from shuttle and station plans to ESAS to […] I did not see Tuesday’s Senate Commerce Committee confirmation hearing for NASA deputy administrator Shana Dale, but based on news reports in the Houston Chronicle and Space News [subscription required], but it would seem that the senators in attendance at the hearing focused less on Dale’s credentials and more on the state of NASA’s financial […] In the event you have not previous read about this, the Senate Commerce Committee will be holding a confirmation hearing Tuesday morning at 10 am to review the nomination of Shana Dale as deputy administrator of NASA. The hearing, in Dirksen 562, will be webcast. I won’t be able to watch the hearing, but this […] I talked briefly last night with someone familiar with the progress on the NASA authorization legislation. (As you may recall, the Senate and House have each passed their own authorization bills, HR 3070 and S.1281, in July and September, respectively.) A formal conference to work out the differences between the bills has not started yet, […] The House passed by voice vote last night legislation that would amend a provision of the Iran Nonproliferation Act that prevents NASA from purchasing Russian space hardware and services. The Iran Nonproliferation Amendments Act (S.1713), was approved by unanimous consent in the Senate last month. However, the House amended the bill slightly, as the Washington […] The space subcommittee of the House Science Committee and the subcommittee on government finances of the House Government Reform Committee are joining forces for a joint hearing Thursday morning (10 am, Rayburn 2318) on NASA’s financial management system. The hearing plans to examine how NASA’s new integrated financial management system is performing, and what else […] An article in Sunday’s edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch looks at how some members of Congress from the St. Louis area plan to address potential budget cuts to pay for hurricane relief. One of those quoted in the article is Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) talks about changes in the Medicare prescription drug plan, […] SPACE.com has a summary of the comments made by Congressman Bart Gordon (D-TN), ranking Democrat on the House Science Committee, at a breakfast event Friday previously noted here. Gordon believes that supporters of the Vision for Space Exploration will have to fight a two-front battle for it on Congress: against Democrats who would rather see […] The Space Transportation Association is holding a breakfast Friday morning with Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), the ranking Democrat on the House Science Committee, as the featured speaker. Congressman Gordon will be speaking on “Congressional Perspectives on NASA and the Space Exploration Vision”. The breakfast starts at 8 am (networking at 7:30 am) in Rayburn House […] |
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