:

Space

Biden Taps Former NASA Chief Scientist to Lead NASA Review Team

By Rachel Jewett

Thursday, November 12th, 2020

SHARE:

Biden Taps Former NASA Chief Scientist to Lead NASA Review Team

Ellen Stofan of the Smithsonian Institution will lead the NASA review team for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, the transition team said Tuesday. Stofan is the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. She was chief scientist at NASA from 2013 to 2016 and served as the principal adviser to former Administrator Charles Bolden on NASA’s strategic planning and programs and worked on strategies for NASA to support commercial activity in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO),…

Congress

Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]