Indian-American Bhavya Lal becomes NASA s acting chief of staff
Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency s transition under Biden admin. Photo: ANI
Updated: Feb 2, 2021, 07:20 AM IST
US Space agency NASA has named Indian-American Bhavya Lal as acting chief of staff for the agency. As the senior White House appointee at NASA, Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency s transition under the Joe Biden-led administration. NASA has named appointees for senior agency positions. Bhavya Lal joins the agency as acting chief of staff, Phillip Thompson will serve as White House liaison, Alicia Brown will serve as associate administrator for the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Marc Etkind will serve as associate administrator for the agency s Office of Communications. In addition, Jackie
Indian-American Bhavya Lal to be NASA’s acting chief of staff
Bhavya was a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for NASA and oversaw its transition under the Biden-Kamala administration.
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NASA on Monday named
Indian-American, Bhavya Lal as the space agency’s acting chief of staff, stating Bhavya brings “extensive experience in engineering and space technology.” She will also assume responsibility as the senior adviser for budget and finance at NASA.
She was a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for NASA and oversaw its transition under the Biden-Kamala administration.
From 2005 to 2020, Bhavya was a member of the research staff at the Institute for Defense Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) where she led analysis of space technology, strategy, and policy for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Space Council, as well as federal space-oriented organisation
Indian-American Bhavya Lal appointed Acting Chief of Staff of NASA
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Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency s transition under the administration of President Joe Biden.
Indian-American Bhavya Lal was appointed by Nasa as the acting chief of staff of the US space agency ( Twitter)
Washington: Indian-American Bhavya Lal was on Monday appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency.
Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency s transition under the administration of President Joe Biden.
February 1, 2021
Portrait of acting NASA Chief of Staff Bhavya Lal, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has named an Indian-American to a top position at the agency.
Bhavya Lal has been appointed as acting chief of staff, NASA announced Feb. 1, 2021, among the slew of other appointees.
As the senior White House appointee at NASA, Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency’s transition under the administration of President Joe Biden, the press release from NASA said.
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Indian-American Bhavya Lal appointed Acting Chief of Staff of NASA
Indian-American Bhavya Lal was on Monday appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency. Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agencyâs transition under the administration of President Joe Biden.
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In a statement, NASA said Lal brings extensive experience in engineering and space technology, serving as a member of the research staff at the Institute for Defence Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) from 2005 to 2020.
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There, she led analysis of space technology, strategy, and policy for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Space Council, as well as federal space-oriented organisations, including NASA, the Department of Defence, and the intelligence community.