Applicability

a. This directive applies to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities.

b. This directive is in addition to, and does not replace, any other applicable requirements concerning court actions or proceedings such as those set forth in the below cited references.

c. Court actions or administrative or regulatory proceedings mean all legal proceedings, in law or in equity, before a court or administrative body, brought on behalf of, or against, the United States, NASA, or any current or former NASA employees, even if not named as a party, in which it is contended that the matter complained of resulted from alleged NASA activities or operations. These include the following:

(1) Naming NASA as a defendant or respondent, or making allegations directed at an official activity of NASA personnel, or activities involving NASA contractors or subcontractors.

(2) Making assertions involving NASA's nonappropriated fund activities.

(3) Asserting damages against a NASA officer or employee (involving such activities as contracting, transportation, property, or personnel) allegedly resulting from the conduct of official duties.

(4) Raising contentions involving the NASA Office of the Inspector General (OIG).