IN THIS ISSUE

1 JSC Logisticians Receive Honor Awards Recognition 

4 JSC Logistics Support Contractor Receives Safety 

Award

5 Equipment Management Program

6 Questions and Answers

8 Transportation Management Program

11 Farewell

12 Contact Us

JSC LOGISTICIANS RECEIVE HONOR AWARDS 

RECOGNITION

Julie A. Hardcastle, JSC Deputy 

Chief, Logistics Division

Please join us as we celebrate 

the recognition of two of our very 

own, Vincent Lovell Johnson, 

Logistics Division Chief at Johnson 

Space Center (JSC), and Syreeta 

Watkins, Transportation Specialist 

at Johnson Space Center. Johnson 

is recognized for his exceptional service to the JSC Center 

Operations Directorate and Watkins 

for her exceptional contributions to 

transportation fleet management 

by ensuring effectively maintained 

vehicles for all JSC personnel, providing safe and reliable 

transportation.

Both Johnson and Watkins were 

honored during the 2021 NASA’s 

Agency Honor Awards Virtual 

Ceremony on April 27, 2022. This 

ceremony recognized individuals 

and teams from JSC, the Agency, 

and the industry for their outstanding contributions to the Nation’s 

space program.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Logistics Management Newsletter

FROM THE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

FY22 | ISSUE 3 JULY 2022

Welcome. This newsletter 

is brought to you by the 

Logistics Management 

Division (LMD). Its purpose 

is to keep you abreast 

of the latest business 

practices and to share 

information about ongoing 

logistics management 

initiatives and events. It also 

introduces interim policy 

letters, which shall be 

incorporated in forthcoming 

updates of NASA 

Procedural Directives and 

Procedural Requirements. ➤ Continued on next page

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Vincent Johnson provided exceptional service to Johnson Space 

Center, leading logistics during the 

COVID-19 pandemic while participating in the Mission Support 

Future Architecture Program (MAP). 

Johnson led a team of logisticians 

to assess numerous initiatives proposed as part of MAP efficiencies. 

They were fully engaged in providing 

evaluation and insights into a broad 

array of topics, including consolidations, the scope of responsibilities, 

deep-dive analysis of operations, 

and organizational structure. 

The increased responsibilities of 

MAP alone would have been worthy of recognition, but to add the 

logistic demands of the pandemic 

during the height of the MAP 

activity was incredibly challenging. Johnson quickly organized 

a methodical approach when 

responding to logistic demands 

created by the pandemic. Early 

in the pandemic, he led the effort 

to locate supplies such as hand 

sanitizer and face masks, creating 

the ability to provide travel kits for 

mission-critical travelers. His efforts 

enabled JSC to share supplies with 

other Centers with mission-critical 

needs when they had been unable 

to acquire necessary supplies. 

Diligently working to acquire supplies was only part of the effort; he 

also established an approach to 

meet customer needs by having 

Logistics participate in evaluations 

of the workspace, resulting in the 

installation of Plexiglas panels and 

configuration modifications across 

the Center. 

Throughout the pandemic, Johnson 

has continued to embrace each 

new issue with tenacity. He led his 

Logistics team to partner with JSC 

Occupational Health and Safety 

personnel to provide support for 

the October Drive-Thru Flu Shot 

Program for JSC employees. The 

effort involved envisioning what 

would be required to create an 

efficient process within spatial 

distancing guidelines and included 

organizing tents, tables, and chairs, 

as well as providing ice coolers, 

the proper disposition of surgical 

masks, and plastic face shields 

for Occupational Health personnel 

supporting the program. Under 

Johnson’s management oversight, 

the Logistics Division supported 

the creation of a backup quarantine facility for crewmembers due 

to concerns about the pandemic 

between crews. 

These are just a few examples of 

issues arising from the pandemic 

that Johnson has guided his team 

to address and resolve. Overall, 

Johnson managed logistics support 

to the Center and led his team to 

engage in shaping MAP decisions 

while overcoming the unforeseen challenges of the pandemic, 

enabling JSC to continue the mission. Johnson is an invaluable asset 

to the Center Operations Directorate 

and Johnson Space Center.

Vincent L. Johnson, Chief, JSC Logistics 

Division, 2021 Johnson Space Center Honor 

Awards Recipient.

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Johnson has continued to embrace 

each new issue with tenacity.
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Syreeta Watkins’s contributions 

have greatly assisted the Logistics 

Division’s Vehicle Fleet Office. 

Watkins readily supports the JSC 

Vehicle Fleet Operations Officer 

(VFOO) and enthusiastically accepts 

additional duties and responsibilities to assist the organization. An 

example includes Watkins envisioning and developing a JSC Fleet 

Management Desk Guide.

This comprehensive guide is a 

collection of detailed procedures 

and examples gleaned from the 

VFOO’s years of experience and 

expertise. Such a guide had never 

been created, and without it, a vast 

knowledge base in fleet management would have been lost due to 

the upcoming VFOO retirement. The 

complete guide includes information 

on the multiple software systems 

used for varying reporting requirements, preparation for audits, JSC’s 

General Services Administration 

(GSA) leasing procedures, Federal 

and internal policy notes, Vehicle 

Reutilization Board processes, 

important Points of Contact, and 

numerous other detailed data not 

documented elsewhere.

In addition, in line with the 

President’s Fleet Vehicle 

Electrification Initiative, Watkins has 

embraced and aided in accelerating the acquisition and deployment 

of electric vehicles and electric 

charging stations at JSC.

As part of the President’s initiative, 

the Office of Management and 

Budget allocated $5 million to NASA 

in FY22 to meet the goal of electrifying the Federal motor vehicle fleet. 

For JSC to receive any of these 

monies, a one-page report was 

required by Headquarters within 

a 5-day turnaround. A team was 

quickly assembled, with Watkins 

serving as a key player. The onepager needed to outline JSC’s 

plan for charging station locations, 

charging station type (brand), and 

estimated costs. With Watkins’s 

support, the team quickly gathered data, performed site visits, 

selected locations, researched, 

and discussed charger types, and 

then they developed an estimated 

cost. The report was prepared and 

sent to NASA Headquarters, with 

JSC being one of only five Centers 

to receive funding. The funding is 

planned for disbursement in FY22.

To better serve the JSC community, 

Watkins is working with the Center 

Operations Directorate Sustainability 

Team, JSC Office of Chief Counsel, 

Starport personnel, and NASA 

management to develop processes 

to allow JSC employees to charge 

their personal electric vehicles.

Watkins has embraced and aided in accelerating 

the acquisition and deployment of electric 

vehicles and electric charging stations at JSC.

Syreeta Watkins, JSC Transportation 

Specialist, 2021 JSC Honor Awards Recipient.

Congratulations to Vincent 

Johnson and Syreeta Watkins for 

their very deserving recognition!
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The Johnson Space Center (JSC) 

Contractor Affairs Safety and 

Health Committee (CASC) and 

Contractor Safety and Health Forum 

(CSF) created the CSF Safety and 

Health Excellence Award to recognize contractor organizations that 

have demonstrated excellence in 

safety and health and significant 

participation in JSC safety and 

health activities.

JSC’s Logistics Support Contractor, 

TechTrans International (TTI), was 

recognized at the 2022 CSF Annual 

Awards Presentation, where they 

received two awards: The 2021 

Contractor Safety Forum Safety and 

Health Excellence Award–NOVA 

and the CSF Innovation Award 

for their “Ride It, Rack It” bicycle 

safety initiative.

On April 13, 2022, the CSF Safety 

Panel awarded the new 2021 

Safety Excellence awards at the 

2022 Contractor Safety Forum to 

contractors who demonstrated 

exemplary safety and health performance. The awardees performed 

at a high level in the areas of JSC/

OSHA Performance Metrics, 

Record of Participation in the JSC 

Safety and Health Program, Special 

Contributions or Innovations to 

the Safety and Health Program, or 

Service to the Community. 

Left to right: Michele Wilkinson (Jacobs Corp.) , Kristen Tolleson (NASA JSC), Julie Hardcastle 

(NASA JSC), Kevin Damron (TTI), Donna Shafer (NASA JSC), Vincent L. Johnson (NASA JSC).

JSC LOGISTICS SUPPORT CONTRACTOR RECEIVES SAFETY AWARD

The awardees performed 

at a high level in the 

areas of JSC/OSHA 

Performance Metrics, 

Record of Participation 

in the JSC Safety 

and Health Program, 

Special Contributions 

or Innovations to the 

Safety and Health 

Program, or Service 

to the Community. 
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Tips to Complete Equipment Management Forms 

Scenario: A civil servant (CS) tries to access a NASA form through the NASA Electronic Forms (NEF) website. 

The CS, a Mac user, is not allowed to access the form and instead is redirected to access an “Adobe Experience 

Manager—Forms” log-in page for which the CS does not have authentication. The CS tries using both Chrome 

and Safari browsers unsuccessfully.

Here are the best tips for when users are having issues when logging in with a Mac.

A. For Macs, Safari is the preferred browser.

B. First, try clearing the cache. See instructions below.

1. The fastest way to clear your cache is to use the shortcut [CMD] + [ALT] + [E].

2. You can also enable a developer menu in Safari:

a) From the menu at the top of the screen, select “Safari” and then “Preferences...”

b) Click on the tab “Advanced”.

c) Check the option “Show Develop menu in menu bar” at the bottom. Now you should see a 

new menu item in the main menu named “Develop”.

d) Click on the menu item “Develop,” and you can select “Empty Caches” from the 

submenu items.

3. If that does not work, ensure that Enterprise connect is up and running. If it is up and running, 

double-check its configuration. See https://esd.nasa.gov/esdportal?id=kb_article&sys_id=

0211b6ac1b968510ac86edfde54bcb8a for more information.

EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Miguel A. Rodriguez, Program Manager

If that does not 

work, ensure that 

Enterprise connect 

is up and running.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Miguel A. Rodriguez

Topic: Equipment Loans to NASA

Q. Does NASA accept loaned equipment from international entities like the European Space Agency?

A. It is possible, and the NASA organization probably requested/initiated the loan. However, subject equipment is 

not NASA equipment; therefore, the management policy outlined in NPD/NPR 4200.1 does not govern the issuance of equipment loans from an outside entity (foreign or domestic) to NASA. This loan is probably documented 

(including terms and conditions) in an international agreement/Space Act Agreement. OGC/OIIR/EAR reviews 

SAA/International Agreements for legal sufficiency.

Q. Does NPR 4200.1, section 3.4.1.2, paragraph d, apply to Form NF-893?

A. NF-893 does not apply to loan-ins to NASA (domestic or foreign).

Q. I see language in chapter 3.3.11.1, “control of Equipment loaned or leased to NASA,” but I didn’t 

see any specific reference for handling equipment loans from foreign or international entities. Do I 

apply both references, including reviews by OIIR, export control, and legal?

A. 3.3.11.1 applies to all (foreign and domestic) equipment loans/loan-ins to NASA. In addition, NASA must 

establish equipment control and accountability once the loaned-in equipment is received at the Center and if the 

loaned-in equipment meets the control criteria and the loan exceed 60 calendar days; see section 3.3.11.3.

Topic: Equipment Inventory

Q. With NASA Centers exiting the NASA COVID Framework, logisticians across the Agency are about 

to restart the FY22 Equipment Inventory. As such, they are getting some questions regarding property passes because the Agency does not have an updated NF-892.

A. Required enhancements to NF-892 were defined and provided to Headquarters form developers. LMD has 

not been given an estimated release date, but it will be in the fourth quarter of FY22 (subject to availability of 

resources). Keep in mind that subject enhancements are in support of Permanent Remote Workers.

Topic: Permanent Remote Work

Q. How do we treat remote work contractor employees with a property pass? (Specific to contractor 

employees with a Remote Work Agreement, not a Telework Agreement.)

A. The process will be similar to civil servant employees if allowed by contract provisions, and it will apply to 

NASA-held equipment.
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Topic: Permanent Remote Work (cont.) 

Q. The FY22 second-quarter newsletter stated the following: “The Property Pass period in support of 

remote workers is determined by the actual agreement document.”

A. Correct. It is not yet known whether permanent remote work agreements will be open-ended, have end 

dates, or establish periodic updates. NF-892 will support permanent remote agreement documents established 

by OCHCO.

Q. Does this imply that the new version of the NF-892 will also require the submission of the employee’s remote work agreement?

A. It is not required because permanent remote work agreement documents contain personally identifiable 

information (PII). This will be clarified in the instructions to NF-892 and the update to NPR 4200.1. The employee 

initiates the NF-892; therefore, the employee will probably know the “Agreement Request Number” assigned to the 

agreement document by HR/OCHCO. The employee must enter the request number on the NF-892.

Q. How do Center Equipment 

Management personnel verify that the 

property pass period specified on the 

NF-892 matches up with the remote work 

agreement?

A. The signature of the employee’s supervisor 

on the NF-892 validates that the requested 

period matches up with the remote work 

agreement document. Center Equipment 

Management officials will rely on corresponding 

supervisors to validate all information entered 

on an NF-892.

Topic: Telework

Q. With the current discussions on Perpetual Inventory Methods, will we continue to require telework 

(not remote work) employees to bring in their property pass items to be validated for the inventory?

A. Affirmative for teleworkers because these must return to the Center to conduct work. For permanent remote 

workers, virtual inventory will suffice. Virtual inventory has proven to be effective during COVID. LMD submitted a 

system change request (CRQ) to add “Approved Permanent Remote Work” as an out status, and the Equipment 

Master Record (EMR) will include a field to record the Agreement Control Number assigned by HR/OCHCO.

The signature of the employee’s 

supervisor on the NF-892 validates that 

the requested period matches up with the 

remote work agreement document.
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TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Tim Currie, Program Manager

NASA Barge Pegasus Transports Atlas V Booster to Port Canaveral, FL

Jason Dickerson, MSFC Logistics Services Office

The Marshall Space Flight Center 

(MSFC) Logistics–managed NASA 

barge Pegasus recently assisted 

United Launch Alliance (ULA) in 

transporting an Atlas V booster from 

the ULA manufacturing facility in 

Decatur, AL, to Port Canaveral, FL. 

The Atlas V is a 136-foot medium-lift 

launch vehicle that launches payloads for NASA, the Department of 

Defense, and commercial entities. 

One of the most recent notable 

launches for an Atlas V was the 

launch of the Perseverance Mars 

Rover in July 2020.

The Atlas V rocket moved in 

this event was used for the second Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2) 

of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft 

for NASA’s Commercial Crew 

Program (CCP) and was used to 

carry astronauts to the International 

Space Station (ISS). The first Orbital 

Flight Test (OFT-1) was able to 

launch and land safely, but software issues prevented a successful 

docking with the ISS. A second 

attempt, scheduled for August 

2021, was scrubbed due to a malfunctioning valve.

MSFC Logistics was presented 

with a unique opportunity in March 

2022, when ULA reached out 

about the availability of Pegasus 

to transport the Atlas V to Port 

Canaveral. A booster rocket was 

needed for a May launch date and 

scheduled to arrive in Florida on 

a Russian ANTONOV aircraft, but 

current global circumstances prevented that flight. In addition, ULA’s 

marine transportation, a boat called 

Rocketship, was unavailable due 

to major maintenance and refurbishment in drydock, with no way 

to return in time to meet the May 

launch schedule. After an expedited 

review, ULA and MSFC Logistics 

chose Pegasus as the best option 

to get the rocket to Florida in time to 

make the OFT-2 launch window.

Before the Atlas V was loaded on 

Pegasus, several challenges were 

resolved to ensure that all cargo 

was loaded, transported, and 

offloaded without damaging the 

cargo, personnel, and Pegasus. 

Additionally, the rapid timeframe 

called for a significant joint effort 

between ULA and MSFC Logistics 

to identify and plan all aspects of 

the move.

A thorough route assessment 

uncovered a significant obstacle. 

Wilson Dam’s main lock on the 

Tennessee River, which Pegasus 

would need to go through on its 

route to the ULA dock in Decatur, 

AL, was closed for maintenance. 

The auxiliary lock at Wilson Dam 

is not large enough for Pegasus 

to travel through. ULA was able to 

identify a local open-deck barge 

FOSS-185 that, with modifications, would be able to transport 

the booster rocket through the 

auxiliary lock.

Atlas V arrives at Yellow Creek Dock on a FOSS-185 barge.
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MSFC Logistics and ULA then had 

to identify a point within a day’s 

travel from Decatur that could 

support the handoff of the Atlas V 

booster from the FOSS-185 barge 

to Pegasus. The port facility at 

Yellow Creek in Iuka, MS, was 

chosen as the optimal location to 

rendezvous. Because the FOSS-185 

is an open-deck barge, weather, 

specifically lightning, became a significant concern, and coordination 

of Pegasus’s arrival time was closely 

monitored to coincide with the 

FOSS-185 departure from Decatur.

Despite the physical and shortnotice logistical challenges, the 

Atlas V booster was loaded on 

Pegasus on April 1, 2022. After a 

12-day trip, Pegasus moored at 

Port Canaveral Army Dock, where 

the rocket was offloaded and 

transported to the ULA facility for 

integration with the Solid Rocket 

Boosters and Starliner.

After the rocket’s assembly was 

complete, the launch occurred on 

May 19, 2022, at 6:54 p.m. EST. The 

Orbital Insertion Burn was completed 31 minutes into the mission. 

Starliner achieved a soft capture at 

the ISS on its first attempt 26 hours 

and 34 minutes after beginning the 

mission. Starliner achieved a hard 

capture 20 minutes later. 

On May 25, 2022, Starliner 

undocked from the ISS and 

successfully landed in White 

Sands, NM.

Atlas V is loaded on Pegasus.

Pegasus makes an early-morning approach to Port Canaveral.

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OFT-2 launches on May 19, 2022.

➤ Transportation Management Program continued

Boeing’s Starliner crew ship approaches the 

ISS on the company’s Orbital Flight Test-2 

mission on May 20, 2022.
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FAREWELL

Thomas Weisz

Please join me in saying farewell 

to Sara Jensen, Division Chief of 

the Goddard Space Flight Center 

(GSFC) Information and Logistics 

Management Division. Sara retired 

on July 2, 2022, after 40 years of 

Federal service. Sara began her 

NASA career in 1983 and started 

working in logistics a year later as 

a Property Disposal Specialist. 

Sara later became the Disposal 

Team Lead, Property Branch 

Head, and then Logistics Division 

Chief in 2017. She also served as 

the GSFC Supply and Equipment 

Management Officer (SEMO) for 

19 years. 

During her time at NASA, she was 

involved in supporting numerous projects, most notably the 

Hubble Space Telescope (HST) 

and the James Webb Space 

Telescope (JWST). Sara now lives 

in Florida and enjoys visiting with 

her grandkids.

Sara Jensen.

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft 

lands at White Sands Missile Range’s 

Space Harbor, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 

in New Mexico. Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test2 (OFT-2) is Starliner’s second uncrewed 

flight test to the International Space Station 

as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew 

Program. OFT-2 serves as an end-to-end 

test of the system’s capabilities.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Logistics Management Division

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300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546

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CONTACT US

Your involvement, understanding, and feedback are essential to making the Logistics 

Management Program a success. Please send us your questions or stories to share by 

calling or e-mailing:

Olivette M. Hooks

Director, Logistics 

Management Division

Office: 202-358-0721

olivette.hooks@nasa.gov

https://www.nasa.gov/offices/LMD

Chris Ainsworth

Logistics Management Institute 

(LMI) Program Support

Office: 202-358-4612

christopher.e.ainsworth@nasa.gov

Vincent E. Cappello

Deputy Director, Logistics 

Management Division

Office: 202-309-8304

vincent.e.cappello@nasa.gov

https://www.nasa.gov/offices/LMD/

programs/support_and_supply_chain

Wayne A. Cragwell

Logistics Management Institute 

(LMI) Program Support

Office: 202-358-4612

wayne.a.cragwell@nasa.gov

Timothy A. Currie

Transportation 

Management Program

Office: 202-358-1219

timothy.a.currie@nasa.gov

https://www.nasa.gov/offices/LMD/

programs/transportation_management

Ann Cuyler

Contract Property 

Management Program

Office: 202-358-1524

ann.cuyler@nasa.gov 

https://www.nasa.gov/offices/LMD/

programs/contract_property_management

Peral R. Hill

Supply and Materials 

Management Program

Office: 202-358-0491

peral.r.hill@nasa.gov

https://www.nasa.gov/offices/LMD/

programs/supply_management

Marjorie C. Jackson

Logistics Compensating Controls 

Reviews (CCR) Program

Office: 202-358-2464

marjorie.c.jackson@nasa.gov

Miguel A. Rodriguez

NASA Equipment and Mail 

Management Programs

Office: 202-358-1065

miguel.a.rodriguez-1@nasa.gov

https://www.nasa.gov/offices/LMD/

programs/equipment_management

Robert S. Sherouse

Artifact Identification and 

Disposition Program

Aviation Logistics Asset 

Management and Special Projects

Office: 202-358-0746

robert.sherouse@nasa.gov

Lisa M. Williams

Lifecycle Logistics and 

Supply Chain Program

Office: 321-867-7777

lisa.m.williams@nasa.gov

Sharrief Wilson

Property Disposal 

Management Program

Office: 202-358-0875

sharrief.wilson@nasa.gov

https://www.nasa.gov/offices/LMD/

programs/property_disposal_management

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Administrative Assistant