NASA Names New Head of Technology, Policy, Strategy NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Charity Weeden will serve as associate administrator for the agency’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS), effective immediately. Weeden succeeds Bhavya Lal, who left the agency in July, and Ellen Gertsen, who had been serving as the office’s acting leader since then. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-names-new-head-of-technology-policy-strategy