NASA Deputy Administrator position

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The NASA Deputy Administrator position is the agency’s second-highest leadership role, responsible for assisting the Administrator in overseeing NASA’s programs, policies, and overall strategic direction.

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instanceOf executive leadership role
government position
alternateLabel NASA Deputy Administrator position self-linksurface differs
surface form: Deputy Administrator of NASA

Deputy NASA Administrator
appointedBy President of the United States
appointmentType political appointee
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy U.S. federal statute governing NASA
employer NASA
surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
governingBody United States government
surface form: U.S. federal government
hasAuthorityOver day-to-day leadership of the agency as delegated
internal NASA policy execution
hasJurisdictionOver NASA-wide programs and activities
hierarchicalRank second-highest position at NASA
inception 1958
legalFramework National Aeronautics and Space Act
locatedIn NASA Headquarters
surface form: NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
mayActAs Acting NASA Administrator when the Administrator is absent
partOf NASA
surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
policyArea Earth science and space science policy
aeronautics policy
space exploration policy
reportsTo NASA Administrator
requires United States Senate confirmation
responsibleFor agency-wide management and operations
assisting the NASA Administrator
budget and resource prioritization support
coordination among NASA centers
implementation of space policy within NASA
overseeing NASA policies
overseeing NASA programs
representing NASA in interagency coordination
representing NASA in international discussions as delegated
supporting NASA’s strategic direction
sector aeronautics research
civil space
space science and exploration
selectionCriteria experience in science, engineering, management, or public policy
termLength serves at the pleasure of the President
worksWith NASA Associate Administrators
NASA Center Director
surface form: NASA Center Directors

Office of Management and Budget
U.S. Congress on NASA matters

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NASA Deputy Administrator position alternateLabel NASA Deputy Administrator position self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: NASA Deputy Administrator
this entity surface form: Deputy Administrator of NASA
NASA Headquarters employer NASA Deputy Administrator position
this entity surface form: NASA Deputy Administrator
National Aeronautics and Space Act establishes NASA Deputy Administrator position