Marty Walsh: “My goal has always been to invest the resources of the Nation wisely. While this means getting the most out of every…”

“My goal has always been to invest the resources of the Nation wisely. While this means getting the most out of every dollar we spend, it does not mean being penny-wise and pound-foolish. There is no other organization in the world that possesses the knowledge and the capabilities of JPL for deep space exploration. We must fully utilize the talents of the men and women of JPL in order to succeed. The recent difficulties in the Mars program have taught us all the dangers of dividing important capabilities between lab and outside contractors. I wish to assure the gentleman that I will not accept any proposal to transfer these functions away from JPL.”