[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 152 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CELEBRATING SID SCHMIDT

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                          HON. JOHN R. CARTER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 24, 2026

  Mr. CARTER of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sid 
Schmidt on his distinguished leadership as the Deputy Chief Financial 
Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer of NASA.
  Mr. Schmidt began his NASA career as an intern and rose, through 
decades of hard work, all the way to Deputy and Acting Chief Financial 
Officer, speaking to a rare kind of dedication, not just to his own 
advancement, but to the mission of NASA and to our Nation. After his 
internship, Mr. Schmidt joined NASA full-time as a resource analyst 
supporting human spaceflight initiatives at the Johnson Space Center in 
Houston. Over a remarkable career spanning several decades, he earned a 
Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from Texas A&M 
University before completing both Master of Business Administration and 
Doctor of Jurisprudence degrees at the University of Houston. He 
stepped into progressively greater leadership roles, serving as Manager 
for the Space Operations Resource Management Office, Resources Manager 
for the International Space Station, Chief of NASA Johnson's Central 
Budget Office, and eventually as CFO at Johnson Space Center.
  As NASA's Acting Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Financial 
Officer, Mr. Schmidt directed financial operations, managing more than 
1,600 personnel and overseeing NASA's $24.4 billion portfolio. His 
career is defined by strategic leadership and dedicated public service, 
including assignments as Loaned Executive to the Houston Technology 
Center, Associate Director of the EVA Management Office, and Dean of 
CFO University.
  As the senior appropriator for the State of Texas, I understand 
firsthand how demanding a role of this magnitude truly is, and I have 
great respect for the discipline it takes to manage a portfolio of this 
size responsibly on behalf of the American taxpayer. Sid Schmidt 
represents the very best of Texas through his unwavering dedication and 
hard work. It is a distinct honor to help celebrate the retirement of a 
dedicated public servant whose work has done so much for our Nation's 
space programs, and I wish him nothing but the best in the years ahead.

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