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Audit Reports
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NASA’s Mission Support Consolidation Efforts Remain Incomplete and Lack Metrics to Measure Success
(Page) Excerpt - NASA’s bold missions on Earth and beyond require critical support services, including information technology, financial resources, human resources, legal services, and infrastructure management. In 2017, the Agency launched its Mission…
Revitalizing the Deep Space Network to Support NASA’s Growing Space Exploration Program
(Page) Excerpt - How do you communicate with a spacecraft 15 billion miles away from Earth? NASA launched the historic Voyager 1 probe nearly half a century ago, and since then it has…
NASA’s Mission Support Future Architecture Program
(Page) Excerpt - To enhance the operational efficiency of mission support services, such as information technology, financial resources, human resources, legal services, and infrastructure management, NASA initiated the Mission Support Future Architecture Program…
NASA’s Aging Launch Infrastructure Faces Capacity Limits Amid Growing Mission Demands
(Page) Excerpt - https://youtu.be/4hWkh8adzbE?si=CKr-bdedMaqeu0Ym To propel missions throughout the solar system, NASA owns and operates two primary launch sites: Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Launch cadence at…
NASA's Cost Estimating and Reporting Practices for Multi-Mission Programs (IG-22-011)
(Page) Excerpt - NASA has a long history of groundbreaking accomplishments but has struggled to establish credible cost estimates for many of its major acquisitions. In this audit, we examined the Agency's processes…
Dragonfly Mission Faces Schedule Delays and Nearly $1 Billion in Cost Increases
(Page) Excerpt - NASA’s Dragonfly mission will explore Saturn’s largest moon Titan, collecting data and seeking signs that the unique environment could support life. Today, the NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) released…
Recently Published Content
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NASA Mission Management and Program Support Aircraft A-76 Studies
(Page) Excerpt - May 17, 2007
Consolidated Network Mission Operations Support Contract, Transition and Implementation
(Page) Excerpt - September 30,1998
Consolidated Network and Mission Operations Support (CNMOS) Contract
(Page) Excerpt - July 16, 1997
Inspector General Spotlights Mission Oversight and Fraud Detection in Semiannual Report
(Page) Excerpt - As NASA charts a course for the Moon, Mars, and beyond, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) safeguards the resources and public trust needed to go the distance. Today, the…
Active Projects
(Page) Excerpt - Human Exploration A-26-05-00-HED | NASA’s Management of Its Space Communications and Navigation Program for the Artemis Campaign This audit will determine whether the Space Communications and Navigation Program is effectively…
Assessing NASA’s Strategy to Protect Earth from Hazardous Asteroids and Comets
(Page) Excerpt - In December 2024, a NASA-funded telescope spotted an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that had a small but growing chance of hitting Earth. The observation sparked public interest and made headlines…
NASA’s Management of the Dragonfly Mission: Audit Trailer
(Page) Excerpt - https://youtu.be/RhBX9DtIAhU?feature=shared The Dragonfly rotorcraft will explore Saturn’s moon Titan, collecting data on the unique liquid environment and seeking signs that Titan could support life. As part of our objective oversight,…
Organization
(Page) Excerpt - Mission In accordance with the Inspector General Act, the NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts objective oversight of NASA programs and operations, and independently reports to the Administrator, Congress,…
OIG Identifies NASA’s Top Challenges
(Page) Excerpt - 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…
Careers
(Page) Excerpt - Join Us The NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) workforce includes auditors, program analysts, criminal investigators, attorneys, administrative professionals, and support personnel. In addition to headquarters in Washington, DC, there…
Optimizing the Business of NASA Spaceflight and Blasting off as a Data Analytics Intern
(Page) Excerpt - When Michael Moussalli pictured himself at NASA, he didn’t aspire to be an astronaut performing spacewalks, an engineer designing rovers, or a planetary scientist mapping distant moons. Instead, he wanted…
Audit of NASA Grants Awarded to the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission's U.S. Space and Rocket Center (IG-12-016)
(Page) Excerpt - June 22, 2012