In a usual year, this would put the NASA financial/business office folks on track to be developing the 2012 budget request at this time. From shortly after the President’s budget request is announced until Memorial Day, each Federal executive agency pulls together their wish list/budget proposal for the fiscal year after next. So at the same time that each agency is operating under the current fiscal year appropriation and Congress considers the budget proposal for next fiscal year, work is started on the budget for the year after next. Three different fiscal years are in play at one time.
Interesting reminder that even FY 2012 is in work for some agencies...though maybe not parts of NASA yet this time...
Quote from: psloss on 03/17/2010 07:17 pmInteresting reminder that even FY 2012 is in work for some agencies...though maybe not parts of NASA yet this time...I would imagine that some parts of NASA can't even be sure that they will exist this time next year, so preparing for next FY's budget is probably a bit premature.
Obama really desperate for Healthcare votes it seems .
Q The Republicans put something out saying that Bart Gordon and John Tanner have been promised cushy government positions in exchange for their votes.MR. GIBBS: And what were those positions?Q Those positions are NASA administrator and U.S. ambassador to NATO. (Laughter.)MR. GIBBS: Well, that’s --Q At some point.MR. GIBBS: I think those are -- I think those jobs are currently filled, but -- and I’m not sure that anybody would think -- certainly the current occupants -- that those are otherwise cushy jobs. So that’s just not true.
Obama really desperate for Healthcare votes it seems .http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=36065Most interesting rumor from the Hill yesterday: Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.) who announced his retirement from Congress has been promised the job of NASA administrator in exchange for his vote, and Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn.), another retiring Democrat, has been promised an appointment as U.S. Ambassador to NATO in exchange for his vote.
Six senators, all Republicans, have joined LeMieux as cosponsors of the amendment: Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran of Mississippi, and Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett of Utah. The Senate is currently debating the FAA reauthorization bill (several proposed amendments, dealing with issues like prohibiting earmarks and imposing spending caps, were defeated in votes Thursday), a process that will continue at least through today.
It will be interesting to see what the vote is on this amendment...http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/03/19/defending-constellation-via-the-faa/QuoteSix senators, all Republicans, have joined LeMieux as cosponsors of the amendment: Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran of Mississippi, and Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett of Utah. The Senate is currently debating the FAA reauthorization bill (several proposed amendments, dealing with issues like prohibiting earmarks and imposing spending caps, were defeated in votes Thursday), a process that will continue at least through today.
Quote from: psloss on 03/19/2010 10:16 amIt will be interesting to see what the vote is on this amendment...http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/03/19/defending-constellation-via-the-faa/QuoteSix senators, all Republicans, have joined LeMieux as cosponsors of the amendment: Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran of Mississippi, and Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett of Utah. The Senate is currently debating the FAA reauthorization bill (several proposed amendments, dealing with issues like prohibiting earmarks and imposing spending caps, were defeated in votes Thursday), a process that will continue at least through today.Likely not to come to a vote; several Senators have been objecting to "extraneous" amendments to FAA Reauthorization, on the general principle of keeping the bill relatively "clean" of "riders", so an objection to consideration--or a vote against--would not necessarily be a rejection of the substance of the amendment, but a matter of procedural preference.
Quote from: 51D Mascot on 03/19/2010 11:39 amQuote from: psloss on 03/19/2010 10:16 amIt will be interesting to see what the vote is on this amendment...http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/03/19/defending-constellation-via-the-faa/QuoteSix senators, all Republicans, have joined LeMieux as cosponsors of the amendment: Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran of Mississippi, and Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett of Utah. The Senate is currently debating the FAA reauthorization bill (several proposed amendments, dealing with issues like prohibiting earmarks and imposing spending caps, were defeated in votes Thursday), a process that will continue at least through today.Likely not to come to a vote; several Senators have been objecting to "extraneous" amendments to FAA Reauthorization, on the general principle of keeping the bill relatively "clean" of "riders", so an objection to consideration--or a vote against--would not necessarily be a rejection of the substance of the amendment, but a matter of procedural preference. As you predicted, the amendment was one of the ones never "considered," and the FAA Reauthorization bill was passed by the Senate yesterday without that language. (That will be headed to conference.)
What is the status of this bill?