[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 177 (Wednesday, December 19, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2327-E2328]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING NASA ADMINISTRATOR DANIEL GOLDIN

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 18, 2001

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on 
behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus to recognize NASA's longest-
serving Administrator, Mr. Daniel Saul Goldin, who during his nearly 
decade-long tenure, starting in 1992, demonstrated a commitment to the 
educational excellence of minorities in the areas of science, 
mathematics, engineering and research.
  He has demonstrated his commitment to educational excellence for all 
Americans through NASA's Office of Equal Opportunity Programs', 
Minority University Research and Education Division. His efforts helped 
the Agency to focus on establishing Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities (HBCUS) and Other Minority Universities (OMUS) as model 
institutions of teaching, learning, research and service, effectively 
educating diverse populations for NASA and the nation.
  During his tenure, NASA's Minority University Research and Education 
Division's budget realized a 200% increase from about $40 million in FY 
1992 to $82 million dollars in FY 2001.
  Under his exceptional leadership, NASA's HBCU and Hispanic Education 
Programs received Presidential citations as models for the federal 
sector, and the pre-college Science Engineering Mathematics Aerospace 
Academy (SEMAA) Program, begun in 1993 under the auspices of former 
Congressman Louis Stokes, has been replicated to more than 17 sites 
nationwide.
  Mr. Goldin also established several programs that were aimed at 
increasing the number of minority students in the areas of science, 
engineering, mathematics, and research. Those programs include: the 
Model of Institutions for Excellence (MIE), which upgrades the quality 
of science, engineering and mathematics education; the Network 
Resources and Training Site (NRTS), which provides state-of-the-art 
computer and information technology to minority institutions; and 
Project ACCESS (Achieving Competence in Computers, Engineering, Space 
Science), which provides a NASA-wide intern program for college 
students with targeted disabilities.
  Administrator Goldin encouraged enhanced NASA-related research by 
faculty at minority institutions through the Faculty Awards Research 
Program. He also provided sustained funding to 14-multidisciplinary 
University Research Centers (URCS) at minority institutions, and he 
facilitated the integration of HBCUs and OMUs into conventional 
mainstream research programs at NASA.
  As led by Administrator Goldin, NASA and the Congressional Black 
Caucus partnered successfully to expand educational opportunities for 
minorities in science, mathematics and engineering to increase the 
presence of minorities in research and technology-related fields.
  In addition to initiating the ``faster, better, cheaper'' approach 
that enabled NASA to deliver programs of high value to the American 
public without sacrificing safety, his aggressive management reforms 
helped to produce a 40 billion dollar reduction from prior budget 
plans.
  He reduced NASA's workforce by about a third while reducing the 
Headquarters' workforce by more than half, without resorting to forced 
layoffs--all of this with a 40% gain in productivity.
  Mr. Goldin implemented a more balanced aeronautics and space program 
by reducing human space flight from 48% of the Agency's total budget to 
38%.
  He also played a pivotal role in redesigning the International Space 
Station and in 1995, he personally visited more than 200 members on 
Capitol Hill to win support for Space Station.

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  Defense Business named Mr. Goldin as one of the world's most 
influential defense-industry leaders saying ``he has tightened the 
workforce, introduced a stunning array of new missions, including 
information-gathering journeys to the Moon and Mars, and became the 
major player in the embryonic International Space Station.''
  He has also been named as one of the 100 most influential men and 
women in Government by the National Journal, which observed that ``most 
space watchers say that Dan Goldin is a brilliant visionary who brought 
NASA back from the brink of a black hole.''
  Once again, the members of the Congressional Black Caucus, recognize 
the enduring contributions of Administrator Daniel S. Goldin and 
appreciate his dedication to the improvement of science, engineering, 
and mathematics education and research, among minority students in the 
United States.

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