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Updated · NASA Watch · May 13

NASA Goddard Starts Insourcing at Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility Under Feb. 6 Workforce Directive

Updated

Updated · NASA Watch · May 13

NASA Goddard Starts Insourcing at Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility Under Feb. 6 Workforce Directive

2 articles · Updated · NASA Watch · May 13

NASA Goddard has begun its first approved insourcing move at the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation facility in West Virginia, with center leadership meeting employees there this week.
The shift follows Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Feb. 6 directive to move mission-critical engineering, operations and science roles into the civil service to strengthen NASA’s technical authority and resilience.
Multiple civil-service vacancy announcements are expected soon, and NASA said hiring will run through an accelerated Direct Hire Authority process supported by an OCHCO application website.
Goddard said additional insourcing packages are planned for Greenbelt and Wallops, signaling a broader agency effort to rebuild in-house capabilities and internal talent pipelines.

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