Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) at NASA Presentation at August 27, 2019 ACT-IAC Community of Interest Event Presented by Steve Shih, Associate Administrator for Diversity and EEO
Strategic Approach for D&I at NASA • Culture • Mission Alignment and Integration • Champions and Communication • Goals and Evaluation 2
Culture of D&I and EEO • NASA has been ranked the “Best Place to Work” among large Federal agencies for 7 consecutive years -- based upon data gathered through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). • NASA has also ranked number one among large Federal agencies in OPM’s “New Inclusion Quotient (the New IQ)” for 5 consecutive years -- every year since OPM began using the New IQ, an index comprised of 20 FEVS questions that assess the inclusiveness of an agency’s work environment. 3
Alignment and Integration of D&I into Mission – Understanding the Mission We are NASA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeA7edXsU40 4
Alignment and Integration of D&I into Mission – Understanding the Mission NASA is committed to landing American astronauts, including the first woman and the next man, on the Moon by 2024. 5
Alignment and Integration of D&I into Mission – NASA Unity Campaign On September 6, 2019, NASA launched a campaign to unify NASA organizations and personnel to work toward unified agency goals. 6
Champions and Communications – NASA Unity Campaign Alignment to Mission NASA is positioned to provide American leadership . . . empowering industry and the international community to move off the Earth in a unified, collaborative way. This unified effort will inspire generations and change the course of history as we realize the next great scientific, economic and technical achievements in space. Now is the right time to move forward to the Moon. We will go with our commercial and international partners, and together we will go farther than ever before. -- Jim Bridenstine, Administrator Blog postings on March 11 and April 10, 2019 7
Champions and Communications – NASA Unity Campaign Alignment to Mission When we place the next humans on the moon in 2024, it will be . . . a very uniting effort that brings everyone together for this one moment in time that will be . . . monumental and something we can all tell our children and grandchildren about. [The Artemis open architecture] is a great opportunity to not just to get more providers domestically but all around the world, and have the United States of America lead a coalition of nations for a sustainable return to the moon. This mission — going to the Moon — unifies us all, across all Mission Directorates, in a way that is very positive. [The 2020 budget] enables us to get out of the gate with a good start, and to do it in a way where we’re not creating divisions inside the agency — where we actually get to be unified, as an agency moving forward. -- Jim Bridenstine, Administrator, at May 14, 2019 NASA Town Hall 8
Champions and Communications – NASA Unity Campaign Aligned to Past Missions STS-88 Unity Node 9
Champions and Communications – NASA Unity Campaign Aligned to Past Missions The Overview Effect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpy1EH1KxbI&list=PLhzDmC3Bpt0QTrn1NtuZ5QaWb2IJkEwO-&index=33&t=0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg0yjOcOWsM&list=FLcMoL3YfgxeGQT1OLqwWaLQ&index=240&t=0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHMIfOecrlo&list=PLhzDmC3Bpt0QTrn1NtuZ5QaWb2IJkEwO-&index=30&t=144s 10
Champions and Communications – NASA Unity Campaign Aligned to the Future We need that next generation to get inspired and enthused. Well, imagine how many people are going to want to join NASA . . . when they see this monumental [Artemis] achievement. You walk around NASA today, and everyone that is of age will tell you they remember exactly where they were when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. We are trying to create that moment for the next generation. That’s what we’re trying to do with this stunning achievement . . . we do need to be thinking, very acutely, on this very specific challenge — which is the workforce — which largely in the next 10 years is going to start retiring. -- Jim Bridenstine, Administrator, at May 14, 2019 NASA Town Hall 11
Goals and Evaluation – NASA Unity Campaign 12
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