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NASA OIG Letter to Congress on Constellation Spending

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
January 13, 2011
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NASA OIG Letter Regarding Constellation Program and 2010 NASA Authorization Act
“The Inspector General Act of 1978 directs Federal Inspectors General to, among other things, “review existing and proposed legislation and regulations relating to programs and operations” of their agencies and to make recommendations “concerning the impact of such legislation or regulations on the economy and efficiency in the administration of programs and operations administered or financed by such establishment.” In addition, Inspectors General are required to keep their agency head and Congress informed about “serious problems, abuses. and deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations administered or financed by such establishment, [and] to recommend corrective action concerning such problems.”
Keith’s note: Any typos are a result of the poor quality of the original letter – parts of which are illegible – released to the media by the NASA OIG – in clear violation of Section 508 requirements, by the way.
NASA inspector general urges Congress to stop wasting money on Constellation rocket program, Huntsville Times
“Constraining NASA’s ability to stop spending money on aspects of a rocket program that the administration and Congress have both agreed to cancel while at the same time prohibiting the agency from beginning the follow-on program called for in the 2010 Authorization Act strikes us as a problem ripe for correction,” Martin said in the letter to the Senate NASA oversight committee dated Thursday. “Accordingly, we urge Congress to take immediate action,” Martin said, “that will enable NASA to reduce or cease funding aspects of the Constellation Program in order to more efficiently redirect these funds to the priorities outlined in the Authorization Act.”

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