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To evaluate NASA’s compliance with Recovery Act provisions and the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget’s implementing guidance, and to monitor the use of funds provided by the Act.

Assess the Agency’s compliance with OMB Guidance with respect to development of formal documented Program-Specific Recovery Act Plans summarizing planned Recovery Act projects, identifying objectives and public benefits.

Assess the Agency’s compliance with OMB Guidance with respect to development of a formal documented Agency-Wide Recovery Act Plan summarizing the plan, identifying objectives and public benefits.

Review and assess all open recommendations from prior audit reports that could have an impact on internal controls over NASA’s Recovery Act activities and identify those open audit recommendations that could potentially affect Recovery Act funding.

To determine (1) the adequacy of the Flight Crew Operations Directorate’s planning and implementation efforts to achieve its transition objectives relative to astronauts, and (2) whether Johnson Space Center has taken corrective actions that (a) meet the intent of the recommendations in the Astronaut Health Care System reviews and (b) were implemented appropriately.

To determine whether Johnson Space Center has taken corrective actions that meet the intent of the recommendations in the Astronaut Health Care System reviews and whether those corrective actions were implemented appropriately.

To evaluate NASA’s efforts to select and fund maintenance projects and determine whether NASA is in compliance with Federal and Agency requirements as well as a Congressional directive to reduce its maintenance backlog over the next 5 years.

To assess the effectiveness of the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) in providing human resources (HR) services to NASA. Specifically, we will determine whether NASA is achieving expected cost savings through the consolidation of HR services at NSSC; whether NASA has redirected resources efficiently to other critical mission related activities; and whether HR service-level indicators used to measure NSSC performance are appropriate.

Analyze the FY 2009 quarterly reports of NASA-sponsored conferences costing more than $20,000 to assess whether NASA complied with requirements of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 (Public Law 110-422).  

Evaluate NASA’s efforts and plans for IPv6 transition and integration—determine whether NASA implemented key planning requirements in accordance with Office of Management and Budget guidance and determine the status of efforts and plans to move forward; also, evaluate the effectiveness of controls and processes for managing NASA’s networks.

To determine whether NASA’s management, operational, and technical controls for the Enterprise Document Management System are adequate to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of EDMS data.

To evaluate NASA’s compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act and Agency Privacy Management requirements and provide the Office of Management and Budget with our independent assessment. We will also assess Agency processes for continuously monitoring information system security controls essential for maintaining the confidentially, integrity, and availability of NASA systems and data.

Assess whether NASA implemented processes to continuously monitor selected IT security controls on the IONet.

To evaluate the management of the Space Shuttle Program’s remaining flight manifest and retirement. Specifically, to determine whether the Shuttle Program can safely meet the planned manifest established for International Space Station completion and also meet the required 2010 retirement date and whether NASA has effectively planned for the post-2010 Space Shuttle decommissioning and retirement.

To determine whether NASA’s Launch Services Program provides expendable launch vehicles (ELVs) that are safe, timely, and cost-effective.

Determine whether NASA has implemented effective controls over the disposition of Shuttle hardware.

Review of the Constellation Program’s proposal to abandon implementation of the International System of Units (SI) as the standard unit of measure in program development and assess the long-term impact on the Agency if the proposal is accepted.

To determine (1) whether non-NASA users of TDRSS provide proper reimbursement to NASA for services provided and evaluate how NASA is addressing the degradation in system capacity; (2) whether outside partners will share costs associated with system upgrades; and (3) whether NASA is effectively managing the TDRSS Project to accomplish near- and long-term objectives while meeting established milestones and controlling costs.

To determine whether the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has implemented appropriate internal controls to provide effective oversight of contractors and subcontractors performing on-site construction projects.

Determine whether (1) acquisition and project plans conformed to applicable interagency agreements and NASA policy; (2) acquisition and technical risks were managed in accordance with NASA’s Risk Management Procedural Requirements; and (3) management implemented a program to validate contractor performance and improve management of cost and schedule risks.

Determine whether the SBIR Program is effectively managed; specifically, whether management developed and implemented effective internal controls to evaluate and select proposals, award contracts, and perform post-award administration.