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2025 Report on NASA’s Top Management and Performance Challenges
In this year’s report, we identified five key challenges for NASA—returning humans to the Moon, sustaining a human presence in low Earth orbit, improving management of major programs and projects, managing cybersecurity risks and emerging technology, and sustaining mission critical capabilities.
Report to Congress Highlights Oversight Activities and Achievements
Today, the NASA Office of Inspector General (OlG) released its Semiannual Report to Congress, highlighting its accomplishments and activities between April 1 and September 30, 2025. By conducting thorough audits and investigations, the OIG helps NASA achieve maximum potential with minimum waste. During this reporting period, the Office of Audits issued 8 reports and made […]
Semiannual Report to Congress Fall 2025
As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, the NASA Office of Inspector General issues its Semiannual Report to Congress summarizing the OIG’s activities and accomplishments from April 1 to September 30, 2025.
Huntington Woman Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
Huntington, West Virginia—Tanisha Wooding, 46, of Huntington, was sentenced on Monday, January 5, 2026, to 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $101,204.31 in restitution for theft of government money. Wooding fraudulently obtained $91,664 in COVID-19 loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under […]
Managing the Growing Safety Risks of NASA’s 50-Year-Old Spacesuit Design
Imagine exploring the cosmos in your own personal spacecraft with oxygen to breathe, water to drink, waste management, cooling, ventilation, and health monitoring. NASA astronauts wear puffy, white spacesuits that offer these functions and more when they perform spacewalks outside the International Space Station (ISS). Since the 1970s when they were initially designed, these Extravehicular […]
SkillBridge Fellowship Propels Air Force Veteran’s New Career Trajectory
From overseeing nuclear missile operations to performing cost analysis for naval combat systems, Makayla “Kay” Gilliam has dedicated her career to uncovering inefficiencies and bolstering national defense. After 5 years of active duty in the United States Air Force, she now contributes to federal program oversight from the private sector, providing structured insights that inform […]
Investigations Impact Areas
The Office of Investigations (OI) spearheads cases where employees, grantees, contractors, or others threaten NASA’s mission. To hold wrongdoers accountable, OI identifies crime indicators and offers recommendations to Agency leadership. Investigators address fraud, waste, and abuse across five key areas: Cyber Crimes Cybercriminals can leverage critical security flaws to access sensitive government data and endanger […]
New Report Finds Performance Decline in Critical Spacesuit Maintenance
Spacesuits are vital to International Space Station (ISS) operations and NASA’s journey to the Moon and beyond. However, the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits that astronauts wear during ISS spacewalks were designed more than 50 years ago and have far exceeded their intended 15-year lifespan. Today, the NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a […]
NASA’s Management of ISS Extravehicular Activity Spacesuits
To ensure the continued operations of the International Space Station and the safety of the crew, NASA and its spacesuit support contractor must ensure the suits used for spacewalks, designed more than 50 years ago, are well-maintained and reliable. The contractor, Collins Aerospace, has struggled to ensure sufficient life support components for the suits are […]
Raleigh County Man Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
Beckley, West Virginia—Ryan Keith Bailey, 47, of Beaver, was sentenced today to one year and two months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,134,900 in restitution for theft of government money. Bailey obtained $2,166,517.40 in loans through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act […]