Evaluating Human Capital at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Hearing Before the Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia Subcommittee of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, March 6, 2003, Volume 4 |
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Page 28 - NASA will do this by implementing our mission — to understand and protect our home planet; to explore the Universe and search for life; to inspire the next generation of explorers. . .as only NASA can.
Page 12 - Your statement will be made a part of the record. [The prepared statement of Senator Akaka follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF SENATOR AKAKA Thank you Mr. Chairman.
Page 30 - ... representative of the best that our Nation has to offer. Throughout the Federal government, as well as the private sector, the challenge faced by a lack of scientists and engineers is real and is growing by the day. The situation is summarized in the Hart-Rudman Commission's Final Report issued last year: "The harsh fact is that the US need for the highest quality human capital in science, mathematics, and engineering is not being met.
Page 30 - ... Engineering Indicators-2002, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, 2002 (NSB-02-01)] • Aerospace Enrollment — Graduate enrollment in aerospace engineering has declined steadily in recent years— from 4,036 in 1992 to 3,407 in 2000, pointing to a diminishing interest in aerospace as a career. [National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators-2002, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, 2002 (NSB-02-01) and National Science Foundation Data Brief. Growth Continued in 2000...
Page 47 - NASA must inspire and motivate students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...
Page 41 - Ph.D. from MIT who had a background in nanotechnology computing. Despite NASA's salary offer at an advanced rate, combined with a recruitment bonus, he declined the offer to accept a position with a small start-up company in one of the Boston hightech communities. • A NASA Center lost a high quality employee at the GS-14 level to the private sector. The company raised the person's salary by over 50...
Page 12 - Minnesota has a number of people who are interested in the presentation here today. I want to express my appreciation to you, Mr. Chairman, for bringing this matter up.
Page 44 - NASA has an initiative underway to develop an Employee Preference Survey to better understand "turnover risk" in the Agency. Since this initiative is in the developmental stage at this time, meaningful Agencywide data is not yet available.
Page 2 - Government's human capital challenges — the need to get the right people with the right skills in the right jobs at the right time.