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Audit Reports
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Revitalizing the Deep Space Network to Support NASA’s Growing Space Exploration Program
(Page) 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…
Unlocking the Future Space Economy Through NASA’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Transportation Programs
(Page) For a quarter century, humans have continuously lived and worked aboard an orbital outpost circling 250 miles above Earth. The size of a football field, the International Space Station has…
SkillBridge Fellowship Accelerates Veteran’s Career at the Intersection of Defense and Discovery
(Page) Securing America’s future in space requires protecting vital assets on Earth and in orbit, while also pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery. Former NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) SkillBridge…
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Faces Schedule Delays, Cost Increases, and Safety Challenges
(Page) https://youtu.be/4Qb0XVOwaKc?si=kyXi2OuJOkv1F3Ff Over the last 15 years, NASA and U.S. private industry have joined forces to develop multiple spacecraft capable of safely ferrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station…
NASA’s Management of the Space Launch System Booster and Engine Contracts
(Page) NASA is adapting heritage hardware from the Space Shuttle era, including solid rocket boosters and RS-25 rocket engines, to power the Artemis campaign’s Space Launch System rocket that will launch…
NASA's Management of the Space Launch System Stages Contract (IG-19-001)
(Page) October 10, 2018 The Office of Inspector General assessed NASA's management of the Boeing contract developing the Space Launch System's (SLS) Core Stages and Exploration Upper Stage, key parts of…
NASA's Management of Space Launch System Program Costs and Contracts (IG-20-012)
(Page) March 10, 2020 The Office of Inspector General examined NASA's management of the major Space Launch System contracts - core stage, upper stage, RS-25 engines, solid rocket boosters - to…
Examining the Commercial Lander Services Powering NASA’s Return to the Moon
(Page) The race to establish a permanent outpost on the Moon is accelerating. NASA recently announced a multi-phase plan to ramp up lunar deliveries, test cargo and crew landers, and develop…
Inspector General Examines Management of $26 Billion in Government Property Allocated to Artemis Contractors
(Page) To date, NASA has allocated more than $26 billion in government property to contractors in support of six Artemis programs. Today, the NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a…
NASA’s Management of Space Launch System Block 1B Development
(Page) Artemis IV will be the first flight of NASA’s more powerful heavy-lift rocket—the Space Launch System Block 1B. However, Block 1B development efforts have encountered multiple issues including Boeing’s ineffective…
Core Stage Testing for NASA's Space Launch System (IG-14-009)
(Page) January 8, 2014
NASA’s Transition of the Space Launch System to a Commercial Services Contract
(Page) October 12, 2023
Construction of Test Stands 4693 and 4697 at Marshall Space Flight Center (IG-17-021)
(Page) May 17, 2017 The Office of Inspector General examined cost, schedule, and other issues related to construction of test stands in Huntsville, Alabama, that will be used to test fuel…
NASA’s Launch Infrastructure
(Page) NASA relies on large and highly complex facilities and infrastructure, such as launch pads, utility systems, and transportation networks, to launch missions from Kennedy Space Center and Wallops Flight Facility.…
Audit of the Spaceport Command and Control System (IG-16-015)
(Page) March 28, 2016 The Office of Inspector General examined NASA's efforts to develop software that will launch the SLS rocket and Orion capsule from the Kennedy Space Center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCfMIwkymFg
Meet Seven Scholarship for Service Interns Strengthening NASA's Digital Infrastructure
(Page) From the launchpad to the laboratory, secure data systems underpin each of NASA’s ambitious missions. Through the CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) recruits…
Port Charlotte Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud Related To NASA’s Space Launch System
(Page) Orlando, FL—United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Steven Lukens (54, Port Charlotte) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Lukens faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal…
Active Projects
(Page) 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…
Careers
(Page) 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…