Office of the General Counsel (NASA)
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The Office of the General Counsel (NASA) is the agency’s chief legal office, providing legal advice, representation, and policy guidance for all NASA programs and activities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NASA Office of General Counsel | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA office
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government legal department ⓘ legal office ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
attorneys
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legal support staff ⓘ paralegals ⓘ |
| function |
advises on compliance with federal statutes and regulations
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advises on ethics and standards of conduct for NASA employees ⓘ provides legal review of NASA contracts and agreements ⓘ provides legal training and guidance to NASA attorneys ⓘ represents NASA in legal proceedings through the Department of Justice ⓘ reviews and clears NASA regulations and directives ⓘ supports NASA rulemaking activities ⓘ supports development and negotiation of international space cooperation agreements ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| governs | NASA-wide legal policy and practice ⓘ |
| headOfOfficeTitle | General Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| legalDomain |
administrative law
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contracts law ⓘ environmental law ⓘ ethics and standards of conduct ⓘ federal government law ⓘ intellectual property law ⓘ international agreements ⓘ labor and employment law ⓘ procurement law ⓘ space law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mission | to provide effective, timely, and high-quality legal services to NASA ⓘ |
| oversees | NASA center chief counsel offices ⓘ |
| parentAgency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | NASA Administrator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
advises NASA leadership on legal matters
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chief legal office of NASA ⓘ coordinates legal services across NASA centers ⓘ oversees NASA-wide legal policy ⓘ provides legal advice for NASA programs and activities ⓘ provides legal representation for NASA ⓘ provides policy guidance for NASA ⓘ supports NASA missions with legal services ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| website | https://ogc.nasa.gov/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Office of the Administrator (NASA)
this entity surface form:
NASA Office of General Counsel