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Final Memorandum, NASA's Strategic Assessment Contract (IG-19-015)
(Page) Excerpt - March 28, 2019 The overall objective of this audit will be to assess whether NASA is appropriately managing the Strategic Assessment Contract at Johnson Space Center to accomplish its intended…
NASA's Engineering and Technical Services Contracts (IG-19-014)
(Page) Excerpt - March 26, 2019 The Office of Inspector General examined NASA's process for acquiring its engineering and technical services contracts.
NASA's Progress with Environmental Remediation Activities at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (IG-19-013)
(Page) Excerpt - March 19, 2019 The Office of Inspector General examined the status of NASA's environmental remediation activities at SSFL and assessed the extent to which the Agency is conducting these efforts…
NASA's Management of Spare Parts for its Flight Projects (IG-18-001)
(Page) Excerpt - October 5, 2017 The Office of Inspector General assessed NASA's management of its spare parts inventory for flight projects and its efforts to reduce project cost by leveraging available resources.…
Construction of Test Stands 4693 and 4697 at Marshall Space Flight Center (IG-17-021)
(Page) Excerpt - 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 Parts Quality Control Process (IG-17-016)
(Page) Excerpt - March 29, 2017 The Office of Inspector General examined NASA's process for ensuring only high-quality parts are used in its launch vehicles, propulsion systems, robots, satellites, telescopes, and other science…
Review of NASA-funded Institutes (IG-16-023)
(Page) Excerpt - June 9, 2016 The Office of Inspector General released a report examining NASA's financial investments in 60 institutes that conduct research, review and analyze scientific data, develop equipment and technologies,…
NASA's Implementation of Export Control and Foreign National Access Management Recommendations (IG-16-022)
(Page) Excerpt - May 26, 2016 The Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated NASA's implementation of the recommendations made by the OIG, Government Accountability Office, and National Academy of Public Administration to improve…
Audit of NASA's Engineering Services Contract at Kennedy Space Center (IG-16-017)
(Page) Excerpt - May 5, 2016
Audit of a NASA Space Grant Awarded to the University of Texas at Austin (IG-16-013)
(Page) Excerpt - February 18, 2016
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…
The Science Mission Directorate's Mission Extension Process (IG-15-001)
(Page) Excerpt - October 9, 2014
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…
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Consolidated Network and Mission Operations Support (CNMOS) Contract
(Page) Excerpt - July 16, 1997