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Audit of NASA’s Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Statements
The Office of Inspector General contracted with the independent public accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP to audit NASA’s fiscal year 2025 financial statements. The audit results found the financial statements presented fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of NASA’s operations.
NASA’s Top Challenges Include Artemis, Cybersecurity Risks, Aging Infrastructure, and More
Today, NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its 2025 Top Management and Performance Challenges Report outlining five critical challenges facing the Agency: In fiscal year 2025, the OIG’s Office of Audits conducted 15 audits and outlined 54 recommendations to improve Agency operations. During that time, the Office of Investigations recovered nearly $7.3 million from […]
NASA’s 2025 Top Management and Performance Challenges
What issues could hinder NASA’s mission success? We’ve identified the 5 most critical challenges facing the Agency—including returning humans to the Moon, managing cybersecurity risks, and more.
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 […]