A ceremony at NASA Headquarters on July 24 will mark Senegal’s signing of the Artemis Accords. The event is being hosted by Brian Hughes, NASA chief of staff. This raises questions about who leads NASA. Sean Duffy is currently serving as Acting NASA Administrator, but Casey Swails and Vanessa Wyche are also part of the leadership team.
The seating arrangement at a recent NASA Town Hall meeting appears to suggest that Hughes holds more seniority than Swails and Wyche. However, the absence of high-ranking officials, including Duffy, has sparked speculation about who truly runs the agency. Despite this, officials from Senegal will be in attendance for the ceremony, which marks an important step forward for space cooperation between the US and Africa.
Source: https://nasawatch.com/ask-the-administrator/senegal-visit-signals-the-real-nasa-management-structure