From: p_stickney@verizon.net   
      
   On Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:09:51 -0500, David Spain wrote:   
   In Re: Resignation of Previous Adminstrations NASA Administrator.   
      
   > On 2/10/2021 1:34 PM, JF Mezei wrote:   
   >> In the past, I had been told that it was tradition for political   
   >> appointees above certain level to tender their resignations on/by Jan   
   >> 20th  of innauguration year but remain on the job until the   
   >> resignatiion was accepted (or rejected indicating new President wanted   
   >> person to remain.   
   >>   
   >>  From what I read, Bidenstine actually stepped down on Jan 20th. Is   
   >>  that   
   >> the case? I assume some acting admin who worked for him is now in   
   >> charge?   
      
   Yes, that is normally the case.  It's not at all unusual for the   
   resignation to be immediately accepted upon the inauguration of a new   
   President, often disregarding the arrangements made with the Transition   
   Team (Which hold no actual weight   
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