FEATURE HIGHLIGHT
Feature Highlight
Beyond the ShuttleAs NASA makes another giant leap, the agency must shift its workforce to a new mission while safely finishing out the old one. 1/1/2009
By Brittany Ballendstedt
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- Beyond the Shuttle
As NASA makes another giant leap, the agency must shift its workforce to a new mission while safely finishing out the old one.
By Brittany Ballendstedt - Memo to the President-Elect
By now you've gotten plenty of input on staffing and policy. Here's some frank advice on making government work.
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