1. Information Technology: Hiring, Personnel, and the NASA Perspective George J. Roncaglia Program Manager, Scientific and Technical Information Office NASA/Langley Research Center November 17, 2003

2. The NASA Scientific and Technical Information Program NASA STI is Program that identifies, collects, organizes, and distributes the published scientific and technical output of NASA To accomplish this goal the NASA STI Program maintains a Central Computer operation housed at Hanover, MD, with additional operations at each NASA Field Center

3. The Composition of STI Journal Articles (published in outside journals) Technical Reports (NASA’s own publications) Photographs Presentations Interim reports Contractor Reports Videos Film

4. Objectives and Goals of the NASA STI Program Operational –Manage the operational systems in the most efficient manner possible –Provide reliable products and service to customers Development Activities –Digital library work –Technology infusion into Program

5. Organizational Components of STI Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), located in Hanover, Maryland –Ingestion Systems –Storage Systems –Distribution Systems –Business Systems/Customer Support Systems STI Program Office, at NASA/Langley Research Center –Administration of Program

6. Organizational Components, continued –Storage and distribution systems NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C. –Budget and Review Other NASA Field Centers and Installations –Ames, Dryden, Glenn, Goddard, JPL, Johnson, Kennedy, Marshall, Stennis, and others

7. STI Workforce NASA –Full-time permanent Federal Government assigned to Program –Permanent Federal employees detailed to Program (part-time and full-time) NASA Contractors working for STI Subcontractors to NASA Contractors Others (Grantees, University partners, Other Federal Agencies

8. STI Work Force and Skill Mix Who do we have –Indexers –Abstracters –Librarians/Technical Information Specialists –Programmers –System Administrators –Network Administrators and support –Information Technology Security –Database Administration

9. Recruitment of Personnel: Who is Looking? Federal Government/NASA –Electronic Job Announcements (http://usajobs.opm.gov, and local websites for NASA Field Installationshttp://usajobs.opm.gov Government Contractors –Use variety of recruitment tools depending on the individual company, e.g., electronic and paper sources, job fairs, recruiting visits, etc.

10. Recruitment of Personnel: Who Are We Looking For?: Right Skills at the right time Demonstrated Good technical skills Communication Skills (verbal, and written) Interpersonal skills Flexibility of approach Ability to learn and keep learning Ability to obtain relevant clearances

11. Recruitment of Personnel: What Should You Do? Do your homework –Correctly Identify target –Are your skills and goals a good organizational match? –Do background study, for both employer and if possible interviewer –Understand the marketplace and your value in it Do the necessary bureaucratic steps on time and correctly

12. Summary Information Technology employment picture within the Federal Government is one of both great variety and opportunity, as well as complexity. –Requires effort to understand it and be successful in negotiating it –Rewarding once achieved Career Management might be your most important subject