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NASA's New Frontiers designed to inspire and excite

NASA has selected three proposals as candidates for the agency's next space venture to another celestial body in our solar system. The final project selected in mid-2011 may provide a better understanding of Earth's formation or perhaps the origin of life on our planet.

Tags: mngt , best practices , New Frontiers , Tom Morgan , Dorothy Ramienski

Thursday - 01/07/2010, 12:14pm EST

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Holiday dinner....In Space!

Space food.. It's come a long way from "tubes and cubes," but there's some special planning involved in getting a turkey dinner with dressing into space.

Tags: technology , International Space Station , Vickie Kloeris

Friday - 12/18/2009, 06:37pm EST

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NASA CFO, IG nominees grilled by Senate committee

Ten months after Inauguration Day, the process of filling top management posts in the Federal Government continues. Last week, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee reviewed the nominations of two people nominated for top management posts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Tags: mngt , Tracking the Transition , Elizabeth Robinson , Paul Martin , Senator Jay Rockefeller , Ernst & Young , Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Committ , Max Cacas

Monday - 10/19/2009, 05:09am EDT

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OMB's new performance framework to combine the best of the past

Deputy director for management Jeffrey Zients hires Shelley Metzenbaum to help lead the performance management effort. OMB to lean on the Performance Improvement Council to develop and advocate for new approach.

Tags: management , Jeffrey Zients , Bernice Steinhardt , Sen. Tom Carper , Shelley Metzenbaum , OMB , GAO , CMS , FEMA , Interior , NRC , VA , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , EPA , Performance Improvement Council , GPRA , PART , performance management

Friday - 09/25/2009, 01:26pm EDT

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Developing HR professionals

Listen 9/25 - Fed Talk hosts Diana Veilleux & Lisa Bernstein will be joined by Neil Reichenberg, Executive Director, and Stephanie Diamond, Chair of the Federal Advisory Committee, to provide and overview of IPMA-HR.

Tags: P&B , mngt , Stephanie Diamond

Friday - 09/25/2009, 06:53am EDT

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