Senate Commerce Committee to hold Dec. 3 hearing on Jared Isaacman's NASA nomination

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The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Jared Isaacman's nomination to be NASA administrator on Dec. 3, the committee said Tuesday. The hearing follows his renomination by the president and arrives amid scrutiny of his "Athena" policy blueprint and interim leadership at NASA.

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  • The Dec. 3 hearing is the next formal step in the confirmation process after the president's renomination of Jared Isaacman.
  • Senators are expected to question Isaacman's policy agenda: his "Athena" plan has already drawn Capitol Hill scrutiny and will shape oversight of NASA priorities if confirmed (see the Athena plan scrutiny).
  • The outcome will determine whether interim leadership continues at the agency and influence program stability during a period of contested direction at NASA (context on interim leadership and political fight over the post: https://hype.aero/?story=af187a21-53a6-45cf-a118-b80ab2f502d1).

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