{"id":328369,"date":"2023-05-30T14:39:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T18:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=328369"},"modified":"2024-02-05T15:08:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T20:08:00","slug":"otps-staff","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/otps\/otps-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"OTPS Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" 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Leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-image color-mode-light hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-image\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-y-9 padding-x-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-6 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-10 display-none tablet:display-block desktop:display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"label\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-41 margin-0\">Charity Weeden<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-22 margin-bottom-2\">OTPS Associate Administrator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Portrait of Charity Weeden, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington.\n\nCredits: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/charity-weeden\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tLearn More about Charity Weeden                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 display-block tablet:display-none desktop:display-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"label\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-41 margin-0\">Charity Weeden<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-image-download-wrapper width-full display-block cursor-pointer\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"link\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"View full image page\" onClick=\"window.location='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg'\" onKeyPress=\"if(event.keyCode == 13){window.location='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg'}\"\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1229\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg?w=1229\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"Portrait of Charity Weeden, Associate Administrator of the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg 5186w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg?resize=1639,2048 1639w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nhq202311080004-1.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1229px) 100vw, 1229px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Portrait of Charity Weeden, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. 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She provides leadership related to the management and operations of OTPS. Gertsen also supports the Associate Administrator in providing data- and evidence-driven technology, policy, and strategy advice to NASA leadership and engaging with the technology and space policy communities. She joined NASA in 2003 as a Presidential Management Fellow and has extensive experience leading policy development, performance management, strategic planning, and organizational change initiatives.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/ellen-gertsen\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chief-technologist-nqh202301030001_fullres_0.jpg?w=819\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A.C. Charania\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 15%; object-position: 50% 15%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chief-technologist-nqh202301030001_fullres_0.jpg 4756w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chief-technologist-nqh202301030001_fullres_0.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chief-technologist-nqh202301030001_fullres_0.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chief-technologist-nqh202301030001_fullres_0.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chief-technologist-nqh202301030001_fullres_0.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chief-technologist-nqh202301030001_fullres_0.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chief-technologist-nqh202301030001_fullres_0.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chief-technologist-nqh202301030001_fullres_0.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chief-technologist-nqh202301030001_fullres_0.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chief-technologist-nqh202301030001_fullres_0.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chief-technologist-nqh202301030001_fullres_0.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">A.C. Charania<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">As the Agency Chief Technologist, A.C. Charania serves as principal advisor to NASA\u2019s administrator on technology policy and programs. He also leads technology innovation at the agency and aligns NASA\u2019s agency-wide technology investments with mission needs across the six mission directorates.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/agency-chief-technologist-a-c-charania\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191002_mg_0023_0.jpg?w=819\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Portrait of Alexander MacDonald\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 51% 21%; object-position: 51% 21%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191002_mg_0023_0.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191002_mg_0023_0.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191002_mg_0023_0.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191002_mg_0023_0.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191002_mg_0023_0.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191002_mg_0023_0.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191002_mg_0023_0.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191002_mg_0023_0.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191002_mg_0023_0.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191002_mg_0023_0.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20191002_mg_0023_0.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Alex MacDonald<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Alexander MacDonald is the chief economist at NASA. He was previously the senior economic advisor in the Office of the Administrator and was the founding program executive of NASA\u2019s Emerging Space Office within the Office of the Chief Technologist.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/chief-economist-alexander-macdonald\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20180814-_3bi2669.jpg?w=819\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Erica Rodgers, NASA\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 14%; object-position: 50% 14%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20180814-_3bi2669.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20180814-_3bi2669.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20180814-_3bi2669.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20180814-_3bi2669.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20180814-_3bi2669.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20180814-_3bi2669.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20180814-_3bi2669.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20180814-_3bi2669.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20180814-_3bi2669.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20180814-_3bi2669.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20180814-_3bi2669.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Erica Rodgers<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Director of Advanced Programs for NASA\u2019s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy. Rodgers defines and shapes studies of agency and national importance to provide data- and evidence-driven technology, policy, and strategy advice to NASA leadership. Rodgers leads the Science and Technology Partnership Forum and establishes coordination frameworks across U.S. government space agencies. Rodgers provides leadership in developing and advancing strategic policy guidance and identifying emerging technologies and opportunities to inform national space policy and NASA\u2019s future mission needs. <\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/erica-rodgers\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTPS Leadership<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":0,"parent":328360,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[11785],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[10447],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"OTPS Staff","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/otps\/otps-staff\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/otps\/otps-staff\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Organizations","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Bill Keeter"}],"creator":["Bill Keeter"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["Organizations","Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy (OTPS)"],"dateCreated":"2023-05-30T18:39:19Z","datePublished":"2023-05-30T18:39:19Z","dateModified":"2024-02-05T20:08:00Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"OTPS Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/otps\/otps-staff\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"index\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2023-05-30T18:39:19Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Organizations\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"Organizations,Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy (OTPS)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Bill Keeter\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"time_ago":"1 year","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/328369"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/328369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":606716,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/328369\/revisions\/606716"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/328360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328369"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=328369"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=328369"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=328369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}