NASA Office of Inspector General

This audit, required by Senate Report 112-78, adopted as part of the Conference Report to the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-55), will assess NASA's compliance with Federal and Agency requirements for planning and conducting NASA-sponsored conferences, as well as reporting the costs and contracting procedures.

We have initiated the audit of NASA's fiscal year 2012 consolidated financial statements.

The overall objective will be to determine whether grant funds were used for their intended purpose and whether costs claimed were allowable, reasonable, and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and terms and conditions of the grant.

This audit will examine NASA's IT governance practices and develop recommendations for improving oversight of the full range of the Agency's IT assets.

This audit, an annual requirement, assesses NASA's compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requirements.

Our objective is to determine whether NASA could improve its IT security processes by standardizing the use of IT security tools across the Centers and Mission Directorates.

The objective is to determine whether NASA's Security Operations Center (SOC) and the related information system, the Incident Management System, are effective in providing incident detection, response, and reporting in the event of cyber attacks against NASA networks and computer systems.

The Office of Inspector General is initiating an audit of NASA's environmental remediation efforts. The overall objective will be to determine the extent of NASA's environmental remediation needs and whether the Agency has an effective program to address those needs.

In addition to the Office of Inspector General's overall audit of NASA's environmental remediation efforts, we will conduct separate audits on specific areas. The first of these is our audit of the Agency's cleanup efforts at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California.

We are initiating an audit that will examine NASA's efforts to identify and reduce unneeded and duplicative infrastructure.

The overall objective is to evaluate the use and effectiveness of NASA's management of lease agreements on its real property.

The overall objective is to identify management practices and challenges that contribute to ongoing cost overruns, schedule delays, and performance shortfalls.

This audit will examine NASA's IT governance practices and develop recommendations for improving oversight of the full range of the Agency's IT assets.

The overall audit objective will be to determine whether grant funds are being used for their intended purpose and whether costs claimed are allowable, reasonable, and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and terms and conditions of the grants.

The overall audit objective will be to determine whether grant funds are being used for their intended purpose and whether costs claimed are allowable, reasonable, and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and terms and conditions of the grants.

We will determine whether NASA is identifying, reporting on, and reducing improper payments in accordance with the Improper Payments Information Act, as amended by the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act.

To support NASA missions, NASA Centers and test facilities procure, store, transport, and handle explosive materials, pyrotechnics, and propellants. Such materials, referred to as "energetic materials," are extremely hazardous and include any chemical compound or mixture that when subjected to heat, impact, friction, or electrical initiation can result in detonation. This audit will examine NASA's internal controls for the procurement, transportation, storage, and handling of energetic materials.

The overall objective is to evaluate NASA's oversight of awards to small and disadvantaged businesses. Specifically, we will determine whether those awards contain unallowable or unsupported costs; contractors met the Agency's technical, cost, and schedule requirements; and NASA has adequate and effective controls to manage the risks of fraud and abuse.

The overall objective is to determine whether NASA is effectively managing the MAVEN Project to accomplish the objectives and goals of the mission.

The overall objective is to determine the status of the Project and examine NASA's efforts to meet cost, schedule, and performance metrics. We will also examine whether NASA has properly tracked and accounted for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds associated with the Project.

The overall objective is to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of aviation research funded by NASA Research Announcements. We will also review the use of Recovery Act funds as they relate to the assignment.

The overall objective will be to evaluate whether NASA effectively managed, monitored, and controlled energy savings performance contracts to ensure that payments made have not exceeded energy savings realized.

The overall objective will be to evaluate NASA's efforts to fully utilize the U.S. segment of the International Space Station (ISS) and management of a balanced portfolio of research projects that increase the United States' return on its investment in the ISS.

The overall objective will be to determine whether NASA sufficiently evaluated all possible alternatives to ensure that modifying the mobile launcher in support of the Space Launch System is in the best interests of the Government. We will also examine whether NASA properly tracked and accounted for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds associated with this project.

The overall objective is to evaluate how NASA is managing the development of the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle in response to the 2010 Authorization Act and subsequent changes in national space exploration priorities, program focus, and funding profiles and also examine whether NASA has properly tracked and accounted for associated American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.