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Leadership Corner: Effective Presentations

ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11   Slide presentations are a core communications tool at NASA, and like any tool they are well suited for some applications and not for others.

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GAO Questions CEV Acquisition Plans

ASK OCE August 4, 2006 Vol. 1 Issue 11 NASA’s acquisition plan for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) could result in excessive costs, delays, and performance shortfalls, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). NASA intends to award a contract for the design, development, production and sustainment of the CEV to a […]

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Beyond the Chain of Events: A New Model for Safety

ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11   When accidents happen in organizations like NASA, engineers first look to the chain of events to isolate the technical problem. What if an accident stems from a systems failure or human error? After studying technical risk and safety for more than two decades, […]

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Trends in Project Management: The PMI Perspective

ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11   Project management is becoming a more mature discipline across the federal government, says Greg Balestrero, CEO of the Project Management Institute.

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National Research Council Assesses NASA’s Science Portfolio

ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11 NASA’s science portfolio is in danger of becoming unbalanced due to cutbacks, according to a report by the National Research Council.

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This Week in NASA History: 35th Anniversary of Apollo 15

ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11   Apollo 15, the fourth manned mission to the moon, explored the lunar surface July 30-August 2, 1971.

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A View From Outside: China Shoots for the Moon

ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11   China aims to conduct a moonwalk by 2024, according to China National Space Administration lunar program vice director Long Lehao. The Chinese Chang’e program consists of a series of unmanned missions to the Moon. The program was announced in 2003 and is named […]

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Message from the Chief Engineer: Dissenting Opinions

ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11   By Chris Scolese   A hallmark of great organizations is effective internal communication. At the dawn of the Information Age, when command-and-control structures were the norm for businesses and government agencies, communication usually flowed in one direction: down from the top. This is […]

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Archimedes Archive: The Electrical Power System of the Panama Canal

ASK OCE — August 17, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 12   The construction of the Panama Canal, widely considered one of the world’s greatest civil engineering feats, also necessitated one of the largest and most historic electrical installations of the 20th century.

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