> I wouldn't be surprised if that weird, seemingly-intentionally-hard-to-read style is also present in at least some parts of NASA, especially up at the administration level.
Unfortunately I direct experience and it's definitely present in some parts of NASA. We have increasingly been doing away with presentations when reporting updates up the chain. Just shoehorn your work into a single poorly designed slide and lob it over the fence. Your project manager rolls up your slide with everyone else's and lobs that deck over the fence to the program management. Hey, at least it's one fewer meeting.
Unfortunately I direct experience and it's definitely present in some parts of NASA. We have increasingly been doing away with presentations when reporting updates up the chain. Just shoehorn your work into a single poorly designed slide and lob it over the fence. Your project manager rolls up your slide with everyone else's and lobs that deck over the fence to the program management. Hey, at least it's one fewer meeting.