From, prior to the hearing. We welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses and those viewing dramatically with Cyber Security at nasa. Increase telework during covid19. In early 2020 the world was caught offguard by the coronavirus. The office of management and budget rapidly shifted to telework operations. 17,000 Civil Servant employees and extensive contractor work. To its credit nasa prepared for the transition having held in agencywide telework exercise in early march. It expanded telework operations and today 75 percent80 of nasa silver servants work remotely, with project oversight and inspections, development work, engineering analysis and other activities. The shift to increased telework raises many questions, front and center cybersecurity. The increase and extended worth of telework means for protecting nasas intellectual property, personally identifiable information and mission operations. How do cyber challenges relate to increase telework affect the agencys overall Cyber
Want to submit, email them to the committee clerk. That email address was circulated prior to the hearing. Good morning, everyone. I want to welcome our panel of witnesses, members and those who were viewing remotely to todays subcommittee hearing on cybersecurity at nasa, the ongoing challenges and emerging issues for telework during covid19. In 2020, the world was caught off guard with the onset of the coronavirus. Nasa, like other federal aencies, rapidly shifted to telework operation to ensure the health and safety of its more than 17,000 Civil Servant employees and extensive contractor workforce. To its credit nasa prepared for , the transition having held in agencywide telework exercise in early march. It expanded telework operations nasasay 75 to 80 of silver Civil Servants work remotely, with project oversight and inspections, development work, engineering analysis and other activities. The shift to increased telework raises many questions, front and center cybersecurity. What