Review of the Restructured Research and Analysis Programs of NASA's Planetary Science Division (2017) / Chapter Skim
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2 NASA's Planetary Science Division R&A Process
2 NASA's Planetary Science Division R&A Process
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The current organization of NASA's PSD R&A program was designed to map specific core research program elements directly to NASA's planetary science goals. The presentations by NASA PSD senior staff that characterized the restructuring devoted considerable attention to the much improved ability of NASA to satisfy congressional and administration mandates such as the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act (GPRAMA)
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16 REVIEW OF THE RESTRUCTURED RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS PROGRAMS OF NASA'S PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION FIGURE 2.1 Cover of NASA's 2014 Science Plan. SOURCE: Courtesy of NASA.
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-required elements for peer review. Under the new organizational structure, the review of proposals submitted to each program element is managed by a caucus of PSD program officers representing the disciplinary breadth of the program element.
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and final disposition (bottom)
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The panel chairs provide oversight of the panel review process, while the group chiefs chair individual subpanels that provide panel reviews of subdisciplinary groups of proposals for each program element. As an example, PSD also provided the committee with the briefing materials that are used in plenary session at the beginning of the Solar System Workings (SSW)
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Finding: The use of a caucus of R&A program officers at all stages of the proposal review and selection process for the new core research program elements brings greater disciplinary breadth and increased ability to assess alignment with strategic goals, innovative or high-risk endeavors, and mission-enabling character. 5 NASA Science Mission Directorate, SMD Policy Document SPD-08: Requirements for Selection Decision Documents for NASA Research Announcements including ROSES, Washington, D.C., 2007, http://www.lpi.usra.edu/PSD-RandA/SPD-08-NRA-Selection-Documents.pdf.
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. The committee discussed concerns about non-responsiveness of some NASA program officers to requests for debriefings or reconsiderations, and the apparent lack of awareness in the community about the official procedures for debriefings and reconsiderations.
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Any proposer may request a formal debriefing on the positive and negative aspects of the proposal from the program officer within 60 days of being notified of the final selection decision. • I f the proposer has issues with the panel evaluation or review process that he/she feels may have resulted in unfair declination, the proposer may request a reconsideration from the program officer within 60 days of being notified of the final selection decision.
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