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About the Office of the General Counsel

.The Office of the General Counsel supplies practical leadership pertaining to legal companies and also issues connected to all parts of NASA activities for Center Main as well as License Legal Adviser and, for Agency-wide problems, the Supervisor. These solutions as well as issues consist of setting up as well as distributing legal policy as well as interpreting brand-new laws and situations. The Workplace of the General Counsel is also responsible for cultivating the principles and patent system demands, creating metrics, and cultivating premium standards.As an operational workplace Associate Manager, the General Attorney provides in a consultatory capability to the Administrator, as well as works with Enterprise Partner Administrators and Center Supervisors to make certain that Agency activities are conducted according to all statutory and also governing requirements.The Workplace of the General Legal adviser additionally serves as Washington, DC, judicial proceeding attorney, supplies litigation proficiency to the Company, and serves as the Firm rep before the united state License as well as Trademark Workplace. The Workplace likewise provides skilled insight, lapse and also overflow assistance to Centers, and also provides lawful solutions to all the offices at Base.The Workplace of the General Attorney at Base of operations is coordinated right into a main workplace, one lawful program and four legal process teams:.Purchase Stability Program-- The Purchase Integrity Plan (AIP) has primary obligation for lawful issues regarding procurement scams and also other related abnormalities, treatments control, and revocation and also debarment. The Program is accountable for avoiding, sensing, as well as discouraging procurement fraud through education and learning and instruction of the NASA labor force in addition to for sustaining the examination as well as district attorney of scams and corruption related to the acquisition process..Commercial &amp Patent-- This Strategy Team has key responsibility for copyright problems in domestic and also international agreements, technological records issues, patent and also copyright licensing, as well as the circulation of computer software program, as well as non-procurement (Area Act) arrangements with office and also global facilities..Contracts &amp Purchase-- This Technique Group has key duty for arrangements, grants, as well as collective arrangements..General Law-- This Technique Team possesses key duty for regions such as ethics, workers, economic, ecological, and safety and security and also security legislation, as well as legislation as well as other locations not particularly designated to one of the various other departments..International as well as Area Rule-- This Practice Group possesses key task over legal issues concerning export control, Flexibility of Info Act allures, as well as standard concerns of international legislation.General Counsel: Iris Lan.Representant General Attorney: Christine Pham (Performing).Managerial Team: Carolyn L. Johnson, Paralegal Specialist Lead Jeanette Covington, Management SpecialistTel: 202-358-2450.OGC Legal Workflow Staff: Bryan Diederich, (Acting) Director of Legal OperationsTanya Jefferson, Management as well as Course AnalystJustyna Ragiel-Smith, Management as well as Program Professional.OGC Management Directory Site Call Details for the Base Management and Facility Principal Counsels.OGC Disclaimer: The materials within this internet site do not comprise legal advise. For information review our disclaimer.