Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Ray Williams
The conversion is part of a broader effort to strengthen the agency's internal capabilities and workforce.

Ray Williams’ progression at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, has uniquely prepared him for his new role. As part of NASA’s plan to restore core competencies by converting contractors to civil service, the New Orleans native and Grambling State University graduate now works as a supervisor for test operations support at […]
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