{"id":142534,"date":"2024-05-31T14:05:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-363807"},"modified":"2024-05-31T14:05:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:05:52","slug":"general-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/organizations\/general-law\/","title":{"rendered":"General Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As part of the legal functional management team, the General Law Practice Group provides leadership in the areas of ethics, fiscal law, environmental law, personnel and labor law, civil rights and equal employment law, information disclosure law, safety and security law, alien residence issues, memoranda of understanding and other agreements, and other administrative law matters in furtherance of NASA\u2019s strategic goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The Practice Group provides staff to the Administrator by providing legal advice, representing the Administrator in litigation and administrative hearings, and performing special projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Finally, the Practice Group provides central services in the areas of legislation, litigation, adjudicating claims, and providing legal advice and review for Headquarters\u2019 clients. In the area of legislation, we draft annual NASA authorization bills and other legislative proposals, review legislative proposals developed externally for legal sufficiency and agency-wide impacts, and review testimony and statements of Administration position for consistency with NASA policy and strategic goals. Staff of the Practice Group represents NASA in administrative and judicial litigation that arises from a Headquarters\u2019 activity within our substantive areas of expertise. We also adjudicate claims arising from Headquarters\u2019 activities. The Practice Group is responsible for managing NASA\u2019s ethics program and at Headquarters we provide ethics training, review both public and confidential financial disclosure reports, and provide ethics counseling to employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contacts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Associate General Counsel:<\/strong><br> Katie Spear<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Agency Counsel for Ethics:<\/strong><br>\nAdam Greenstone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paralegal Specialists:<\/strong><br>\nOlivia Acosta<br>\nVictor Robinson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Attorney Staff:<\/strong><br> Curtis Borland<br> Lawana Bryant<br> \u200bBryan Diederich<br> Douglas Edgecomb<br> Griffin Farris<br> Shari Feinberg<br> Clevette Lee<br> Katie Spear<br> Gretchen Sosbee<br> Kathleen Teale<br> Dan Thomas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organization and Leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/offices\/ogc\/about\/organization1.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Headquarters OGC Organization<\/a><\/b><br><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/offices\/ogc\/about\/cccdirectory.html\" rel=\"noopener\">OGC\u00a0Leadership Directory<\/a>\u2014 Contact Information for the Headquarters Leadership and Center Chief Counsels<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Resources<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/organizations\/ogc\/ethics-program\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/organizations\/ogc\/ethics-program\/\">Ethics Program and Resources<\/a><\/strong> <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/offices\/ogc\/general_law\/ethicstraining.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Ethics HQ Training Schedule<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/organizations\/ogc\/reimbursable-travel-under-the-gsa-travel-regulations\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/organizations\/ogc\/reimbursable-travel-under-the-gsa-travel-regulations\/\">Reimbursable In-Kind Travel<\/a> <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><b>How do I do this<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><b><em><strong>OGC Disclaimer:<\/strong> The materials within this website do not constitute legal advice. 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