[NonZeroSum]

Why fire O'Keefe? There was never going to be any announcement about a Mars mission this week. That was just a rumor spread by clueless reporters (probably at the BBC).

[RightWhale]

O'Keefe is a beancounter who might know where the beans are but has no interest in developing outer space. His assignment is to get the agency's books balanced. The mission of the agency doesn't matter to him.