Lawyer: Space Launch Executive Order Faces Resources Crunch
Some federal agencies could struggle to meet the large reform agenda laid out in the White House's space launch executive order issued earlier this month (see 2508140004), Pillsbury space lawyer Jodi Goldberg wrote last week. Some agencies mentioned in the…
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order have experienced budget and staffing cuts in recent months, with more potentially coming, she said. The Department of Transportation and NASA -- key to the order's execution and the White House's space priorities -- are currently under the same leadership, she noted. "With fewer resources and a recalibration of institutional knowledge within the agencies, the Administration’s ability to deliver widescale meaningful reform in each area identified, and on the timeline set by the EO, may be an accomplishment on the same level as successfully launching a rocket to Mars."