Date: October 12th 2007

Oct 11, 2007

Jason Sharp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5213 jason s sharp@nasa gov

RELEASE: 07-222

BRUNER NAMED HEAD OF LEGISLATIVE AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON - NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale on Thursday announced the appointment of Bill Bruner as assistant administrator for legislative and intergovernmental affairs Bruner has served as acting assistant administrator for the office since June

The office of legislative affairs and intergovernmental affairs develops and implements the legislative strategy to carry out NASA initiatives requiring congressional action and state and local government relations The office also responds to requests and inquiries from congressional committees, individual members of Congress and their staffs

Prior to joining the Bush administration, Bruner had a distinguished career in the U S Air Force, retiring at the rank of colonel He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service in Operation Desert Storm He then served in several key positions in Washington including on the staff of the secretary of the Air Force; as a military fellow in the office of the speaker of the U S House of Representatives; and as an office director within the office of the secretary of defense, where he won the Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul H Nitze Award for Excellence in International Security Affairs

Bruner is a graduate of the National War College in Washington, where he received a master's degree in national security studies He also earned a master's degree in airpower arts and sciences from the School of Advanced Air and Space Power Studies at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala , where his thesis topic was "National Security Implications of Inexpensive Space Access " He also is a graduate of the Air Force Fighter Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev His bachelor's degree in astronomy is from San Francisco State University

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