NASA = post office, DMV, Blockbuster Video, Kmart
Yeah NASA makes sure all their employees whether needed or not get to punch the clock and get paid. They need to decide if they want to remain relevant in manned space travel at some point. If they do they have to fire a lot of people, punish financially some contractors who are not delivering as promised and on budget and commit to manned space flight. Right now they are as irrelevant in manned space flight as the North Korean manned space program.