Dr. Mulville opened the meeting with an overview of the agenda and a discussion of major issues.
Most Action items are either closed or actively in work.
The planned Agency Infrastructure Assessment has been deferred until Agency budget issues are resolved. The administrator has tasked the Chief Engineer to conduct an assessment of the Zero Base Review Initiatives to review what was recommended, what has been accomplished, what remains to be done and what items were deferred or re-directed. The ZBR assessment will address both Center and Enterprise actions. The NRC study will assess NASA's engineering capability and identify near and long term approaches for improvement. The study will also address NASA s role in improving national capabilities to maintain international competitiveness.