Jim Green Clarifies Travel Policy for LPSC 2013
NASA Planetary Science Division Director Jim Green sent a message to the planetary science community today trying to clarify the impact of the new NASA travel regulations on NASA-funded participation in the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference being held this week.
Green said that anyone traveling to the conference using grant money is OK. “To be perfectly clear, all those traveling to [LPSC] this week using funding on a NASA GRANT please go to the meeting. You are exempt for now from these restrictions.”
As for NASA and JPL employees, the bottom line is that no news is good news. ” If you have any questions about whether this applies to you or not and have not received work [sic] from NASA please assume that you have permission to attend the meeting.”
Green’s message comes in response to new guidance announced by NASA last week about the impact of the sequester on NASA operations, including participation in conferences. It was issued as a Special Edition of the Planetary Exploration Newsletter (PEN), a service provided by the Planetary Science Institute. The full text of Green’s message is as follows:
PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER – SPECIAL EDITION
Volume 7, Number 12 (March 17, 2013)
PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org
Editor: Mark V. Sykes
Co-Editors: Melissa Lane, Susan Benecchi
Email: pen_editor at psi.edu
LPSC TRAVEL CONFUSION UNDER THE SEQUESTER
James L. Green, Director, Planetary Science Division, NASA HQ
Recent guidance has come from the Administration that needs
interpretation relative to supporting travel for all NASA activities.
These rules will go into effect on March 19, 2013. We are in the
process of executing all elements of the guidance and will notify
those that are affected. For instance, we have worked with all the
NASA Centers and JPL employees and have completed an approved list
of attendees. We are working on other clarifications that will be
issued as soon as possible. If you have any questions about whether
this applies to you or not and have not received work from NASA please
assume that you have permission to attend the meeting.
To be perfectly clear, all those traveling to the Lunar and Planetary
Science Conference this week using funding on a NASA GRANT please go to
the meeting. You are exempt for now from these restrictions.
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