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NASA’s Compliance with the Geospatial Data Act for Fiscal Year 2026
(Page) The Geospatial Data Act seeks to foster efficient, government-wide management of geospatial data—information identifying the geographic location and characteristics of natural or constructed features and boundaries on Earth. As required…
One Woman Sentenced and Another Pleads Guilty in COVID-19 Fraud Schemes
(Page) Charleston, West Virginia—On Tuesday, September 15, 2026, McCayla Myers, 27, of Charleston, was sentenced to one year of federal probation and ordered to pay restitution in an amount to be…
Evaluation of NASA’s Information Security Program under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
(Page) The Federal Information Security Modernization Act requires the Office of Inspector General to conduct an annual evaluation of NASA’s information security program. For fiscal year 2026, we rated NASA’s information…
United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud
(Page) Charleston, West Virginia—United States Attorney Moore Capito announced a guilty plea today as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, the Small…
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…
Ohio State University Agrees to $2.1M Settlement to Resolve Allegations that it Failed to Disclose Employees’ Ties to the People’s Republic of China in Applications for Federal Research Funding
(Page) Ohio State University (OSU), a public university in Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to pay a total of $2,100,000 to resolve civil allegations that it failed to disclose OSU employees’ affiliations…
Tucson Man Indicted for Lying to Obtain Federal Contract Work While on Active Duty with the Air Force
(Page) Tucson, Arizona—Last week, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned an indictment against Davide Velarde, 44, of Tucson for making materially false statements on background investigation forms to obtain employment…
Cracking the $21 Million NASA Moon Rock Caper
(Page) On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Moon. Exactly 33 years later—on July 20, 2002—undercover agents from the NASA…
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…
Destination ISS: Auditing NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
(Page) https://youtu.be/4Qb0XVOwaKc?si=oPfj6GW8bvkxKF87 NASA has partnered with U.S. private industry to safely ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. Our new audit examined the Commercial Crew Program and the Agency's two providers—Boeing…
NASA’s Management of Its Commercial Crew Program
(Page) Under the Commercial Crew Program, SpaceX and Boeing were selected to develop U.S.-based crew transportation capabilities that would be certified by NASA to meet human-rating requirements and begin routine flights…
Review of Goddard Space Flight Center’s Transformation Efforts
(Page) In response to a request from Congress, the OIG evaluated NASA’s actions regarding the relocation and closure of buildings, laboratories, facilities, equipment, and personnel at Goddard Space Flight Center. While…
NASA’s Management of Programs and Projects after Mission Termination—Canceled or Repurposed Artemis Campaign Systems
(Page) NASA’s reformulation of the Artemis campaign to meet the Administration’s national space policy goals resulted in the termination or repurposing of Artemis-related systems including the Exploration Upper Stage, Universal Stage…
Safeguarding Federal Research Funds: The False Claims Act's Role in Combating Grant Fraud
(Page) https://www.youtube.com/live/3f4CKiIAzGM?si=_bh7E7SzRDsebQKK Propelling Americans to the Moon and beyond starts with protecting NASA research here on Earth. Senior Official Robert Steinau testified before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee's Investigations…
NASA’s Aging Launch Infrastructure Faces Capacity Limits Amid Growing Mission Demands
(Page) 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…
Ready for Liftoff? Examining NASA’s Aging Launch Infrastructure
(Page) https://youtu.be/4hWkh8adzbE?si=UekmeKKbivtdjoe7 Spaceflight is surging, but NASA’s primary launch sites are dated and approaching operating capacity. Our new report assessed the infrastructure at Kennedy Space Center and Wallops Flight Facility, and…
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.…
NASA’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Page) The Payment Integrity Information Act was enacted to improve efforts to identify and reduce federal improper payments—payments the federal government should not have made or made in an incorrect amount…
Inspector General Spotlights Mission Oversight and Fraud Detection in Semiannual Report
(Page) 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…