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Former NASA Official Sentenced to 36 Months Probation
WASHINGTON - A former high-ranking National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) official, Courtney A. Stadd, 54, of Bethesda, Maryland, was sentenced to 36 months probation, six months home confinement, 100 hours of community service, and a $2500 fine, in connection with actions he took in 2005 that resulted in over $9.5 million of NASA funds being allocated to one of his consulting clients, Acting U.S. Attorney Channing D.Phillips and Acting NASA Inspector General Thomas J. Howard announced today.
NASA Still Has Poor Cyber Security
WASHINGTON - NASA has lost sensitive data and millions of dollars as a result of poor cyber security, the agency's inspector general says. At a House Science and Technology subcommittee hearing, IG Paul Martin said NASA's computers are a "prime target." Cristina Chaplain of the GAO said, "NASA remains vulnerable to disruptions in its information technology network.
IG Identifies Agency’s Serious Challenges
WASHINGTON - NASA Inspector General Paul K. Martin identified financial management as one of NASA's most serious challenges before the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Committee on Science and Technology on February 3, 2010.
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