4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program

Re:4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred re... by saltcured on Sunday July 27, 2025 @06:01PM (#44705115)

I think you are using a non-standard definition of institutional knowledge that begs the question in the rest of your posts.

The standard phrase "institutional knowledge" merely refers to knowledge and skills that are carried by members of the organization. This is often much more than what is formally codified into the processes and training materials. As such, it can lead to loss of capability when there is too much turnover.

You seem to be conflating it with some other kind of bureaucratic conservatism or group-think. While that is a common dysfunction of long-running organizations, I think it is an orthogonal characteristic.

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Re:4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred re... by nomel on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @12:16PM (#44725195)

> The standard phrase "institutional knowledge" merely refers to knowledge and skills that are carried by members of the organization.

Yes, that't is my definition. But, that knowledge has very real practical effects and influence on the org. It has weight and momentum, especially when approaching new problems, or reconsidering old problems. The mechanism for that can be anywhere from "this is industry standard, lets not risk it" to "the director says we should focus on this approach".

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