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SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE (SMA) - HOMEPAGE
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MISSION

Our Core Purpose

 

  • We provide an independent voice to enable Mission Success

Core Values - What We Stand For

 

Integrity

  • We value individual and organizational honesty, consistency and credibility
  • We ensure independence of thought and are willing to take tough stands
  • We can be counted on to do what we say

Collaboration

  • We value our diversity and respect each other’s contributions – together we are greater than our individual parts
  • We build partnerships based on trust, respect and responsiveness
  • We value knowledge sharing and open communication

Excellence

  • We are passionate about delivering innovative, value-added services
  • We consistently exceed our customer’s expectations
  • We proactively seize opportunities to enhance mission success

Vision - Our Picture of the Ideal Future

 

We play a vital role in mission success!

  • We are recognized as NASA’s premier S&MA organization
  • We are highly sought after for our leadership and expertise
  • We deliver relevant, valuable S&MA services and innovative solutions to missions
  • Projects engage us early to provide essential support throughout the lifecycle
  • We assure GSFC delivers safe, reliable and high quality systems
  • We are helping GSFC increase the number of credible, winning proposals
  • We are a high performing organization!
  • We have a diverse, committed, well-trained and productive workforce
  • We have an integrated, cohesive organization with clear roles and responsibilities
  • We operate seamlessly with good communication at all levels of the organization
  • We use effective processes and state-of-the-art tools
  • We have successful partnerships with our customers and partners
  • We are known as a great place to work

Strategic Goals Our Focus for the Next 3 Years

 

  • Goal #1: Attract, develop and retain a diverse, high quality, motivated workforce
  • Goal #2: Standardize and improve S&MA and GSFC project support processes
  • Goal #3: Develop a strong, cohesive S&MA organization
  • Goal #4: Strengthen external relationships to improve mission success

 

 
  • SMA (300)
    • Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Is committed to ensuring the highest probability of mission success. SMA is responsible for the overall management and implementation of GSFC policy in the areas of systems safety and mission assurance.
  • Directorate Resource Management Office (300.1)
  • Information and Assurance Technology Services (IATS)
    • Provides exemplary service to Code 300 personnel in the areas of Desktop Support, Server and LAN Management, IT Security, Web Development and Maintenance, Application Development and Maintenance, and IT Property Management and Procurement.
  • NASA EEE Parts
    • The NASA EEE Parts promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession.
  • Workmanship
    • The NASA Workmanship Technical Committee (NWTC) serves as the agency's technical authority to ensure that adequate workmanship standards and training for electronic hardware are available to NASA, its suppliers, and the aerospace community.
  • SRO (301)
    • Conducts a series of formal, fully independent reviews on each GSFC mission to evaluate and provide recommendations concerning the design, development, and testing of the flight and group segments.
  • ISO (302)
    • Provides solutions to continuously improve overall project and Center mission performance through policy, assessments/Audits, data analysis, SMA requirements traceability and compliance verification, and risk management implementation
  • MSD (320)

Quick Links

+ Virtual OSSMA (Internal Use Only)

+ OSSMA CM System

+ Emergency & Safety Reporting

+ OSSMA Requirements Tree (HQ)

+ NASA Safety Reporting System (NSRS)

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