Request for NASA ARC Employee Feedback on the Aldridge Commission Report

TO:    Resident Staff

FROM:   Steve Zornetzer, Deputy Director for Research

SUBJECT:  Request for Employee Feedback on the Aldridge Commission Report

Today, the Aldridge Commission released its report to the President on the
Implementation of U.S. Space Exploration Policy. The report contains eight
‘Findings’ and fifteen ‘Recommendations.’

The entire 60-page report — and its 4-page Executive Summary (containing a
summarization of the Findings and Recommendations) — is available for
viewing, reading and download, both on the Commission’s web site at:
http://www.moontomars.org/ and on the NASA portal at:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html A link will also be available on the
Ames homepage at: http://www.arc.nasa.gov

NASA and Ames management are very interested in receiving grassroots
feedback from the entire Agency and Field Center populations regarding the
findings and recommendations contained in the report. Specifically, we are
interested in knowing which three recommendations (based on the eight
findings) are your top priorities and which, in your personal opinion, are
the most important and/or relevant and require attention.

To that end, I request that you read the report and provide your personal
feedback and ranking as to your top three priority areas among the
recommendations (and findings). You are also welcome to rank any or all of
the remaining 20 areas according to your own prioritization of their
importance.  For your convenience we have summarized the findings and
recommendations of the report (see below).

I invite and encourage ALL Ames on-site personnel to provide their
individual input — up through your Branch and Division management chains —
by Noon on Friday, June 18.

Each Directorate is free to establish its own collection and compilation
process. However, all received inputs must be compiled and the designated
Directorate POC must submit one Directorate summary — containing the top
three priorities plus a ranking of the other recommendations (and findings)
as established by a compilation of all of the inputs of the members of that
Directorate — to David Morse, chief of the Public Affairs Division, by Noon
on Monday, June 21. The Ames Executive Council will then compile the
directorate-level inputs received and submit one comprehensive report of
NASA Ames Research Center’s top three priority areas and rankings to NASA
Headquarters by Tuesday, June 22.

Please take the time to review the reports findings and recommendations and
make your opinions known.

Thanks for your time and cooperation.