It’s an ongoing investigation and inappropriate for a comment at this time.

I can tell you categorically that is not happening.

He did not make an endorsement and will not get involved in any political campaigns. If his words of thanks to Tom DeLay were misconstrued as an endorsement, then he regrets that.

Under NASA policy, it is inappropriate to discuss personnel matters.

NASA is a scientific and technological agency and we work very closely with our congressional partners.

He wanted to hear from everyone, no matter what they have to say.

Until the study is complete and presented to NASA and DOD senior officials in October, it is premature to comment on specifics and possible recommendations.

It seems to have dodged a big one and come through pretty unscathed.

But nothing has been decided.

There were some items and ideas they had that were solid, but a lot of these things we can do in-house.

That’s not the way we operate here at NASA. We promote openness and we speak with the facts.

I want to be clear. We are about open and full communications. We don’t get involved when it comes to editing scientific information.

That’s not the policy or the way we operate public affairs at NASA. We support and make sure we are all about full and open communications.