Today, NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its 2024 Top Management and Performance Challenges Report outlining three critical challenges facing the Agency. These include improving the management of major programs and projects, partnering with commercial industry, and enabling mission critical capabilities and support services.
In fiscal year 2024, NASA planned to invest more than $80 billion in major projects, including the Artemis campaign, International Space Station, and others. While these projects incorporate cutting-edge technology and spur scientific advances, they often cost more and take longer to develop than promised—which has reverberating effects across the Agency.
“Our oversight and insights are particularly relevant as NASA faces a constrained budget environment and makes difficult tradeoffs regarding mission priorities,” said NASA OIG Deputy Inspector General George Scott.
The 2024 Top Management and Performance Challenges Report was transmitted to NASA in November and is required by the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000. The full report explains why each issue is characterized as a top challenge, identifies NASA’s progress in addressing the challenge, and highlights additional efforts needed to continue forward momentum.
