Following the model of all problem government agencies, look for NASA to be renamed, duties diversified under several subtitles and the whole mess declared cured.
Hey it worked for the INS. All problems with illegal immigration and problematic immigration from terrorist states have been resolved.
Heck, I'm still waiting for the 'supper collider' to provide more info on the BBQ particles and squarks...
Sorry to kid you, this is a well written and researched article. I have seen the same self-fulfilling deficiencies and ever-collapsing requirements on the DoD programs I've worked on.
Space travel will take inspired individuals, not beaureaucrats or comittees. Unfortunately, those inspired individuals will either be choked to death by US regulations and PR, or they will simply not be US....