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Inside the New Governance and Strategic Management Handbook

November 25, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 11 The new release of the Governance and Strategic Management Handbook (NPD 1000.0A) reflects important changes in the way that NASA functions as an organization.

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Bookshelf: Brain Rules

November 25, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 11   More than anything else, NASA depends on the brainpower of its workforce.

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Filling the GAPPS: Global Project Management Standards

November 25, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 11   As projects have become increasingly international, some organizations have looked to the open source movement as a model for developing common global standards for project management.

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Academy Brief: The Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program Study

November 25, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 11   The behaviors and characteristics of outstanding systems engineers were the subject of a six-month study led by Christine Williams, Director of the Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program.

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Message from the Academy Director: Reflections on Masters Forum 17 and the Meaning of Exploration

November 25, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 11   Masters Forum 17 was an occasion befitting NASA’s fiftieth anniversary.

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This Month in NASA History: 30th Anniversary of the Einstein Observatory (HEAO-2)

November 25, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 11   The Einstein Observatory, the second of NASA’s three High Energy Astronomy Observatories, was launched into orbit on an Atlas-Centaur rocket on November 13, 1978.

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Academy Brief: The Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program Study

November 25, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 11   Themes, Competencies, and Behaviors

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This Month in NASA History: 40th Anniversary of Apollo 8

December 22, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 12   The Apollo 8 mission, launched on December 21, 1968, marked the first time in history that humans traveled outside the Earth’s orbit.

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Think Tank Talk: Climate Change, Security, and Earth Observations

December 22, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 12   The nexus of climate change, security, and earth observations was the subject of a recent program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) featuring former NOAA Administrator Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher and Northrup Grumman CEO Dr. Ronald Sugar.

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