{"id":23444,"date":"2020-03-05T21:04:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T13:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/nasa-testing-remote-work-strategy-this-week-over-covid-19-concerns\/"},"modified":"2020-03-05T21:04:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T13:04:30","slug":"nasa-testing-remote-work-strategy-this-week-over-covid-19-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/nasa-testing-remote-work-strategy-this-week-over-covid-19-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA testing remote work strategy this week over COVID-19 concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1406\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"633\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/nasa_secondary1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"1406,940\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"nasa_secondary1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA isn\u2019t requiring employees work remotely over coronavirus COVID-19 concerns yet, but the administration is conducting a test this week to determine how such an event would work if the federal government mandated such a thing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jacqueline Feldscher, reporting for <em>POLITICO<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>All NASA employees and a number of Air Force personnel have been asked to work from home on Friday amid federal preparations for a potential coronavirus outbreak, according to a NASA spokesperson and an Air Force memo obtained by POLITICO.<\/p>\n<p>The day will allow employees to test remote work technologies in case federal employees are forced to work from home for an extended period of time due to the virus.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA spokesperson Bettina Incl\u00e1n provided this statement on the upcoming test:<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-632\"><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAs the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation continues to evolve, NASA is taking various actions to maintain preparedness. To that end, Friday, March 6, will be an agency-wide telework day. NASA centers and headquarters regularly perform telework drills to test our capabilities, resources, and preparedness for large-scale teleworking.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA, which employs some 17,000 people, is simply asking some employees to volunteer to telework as a way to discover technological and connectivity issues before a theoretical mandate is required.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-632',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Efforts to contain COVID-19, a virus that is deadly for older people for which we lack a vaccine, has also resulted in the cancellation of the 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We regret to inform you that LPSC 51 will be cancelled due to concerns about COVID-19. This difficult decision has been made after a careful assessment of the risks as determined by the CDC and WHO; consultation with NASA PSD leadership; and consideration of community feedback. We are fully committed to ensuring that our conference attendees remain safe and well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LPSC2020 was scheduled to take place March 16 through 20 at The Woodlands, Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA isn\u2019t requiring employees work remotely over coronavirus COVID-19 concerns yet, but the administration is conducting a test this week to determine how such an event would work if the federal government mandated such a thing. 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