Keith’s note: According to GAO: “Dear Administrator Isaacman: The purpose of this letter is to call your personal attention to three areas where open recommendations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) should be given high priority”.
“In January 2026, we reported that, on a government-wide basis, 77 percent of our recommendations made 5 years ago were implemented. NASA’s recommendation implementation rate was 72 percent. As of July 2026, NASA has 46 open recommendations, including four priority recommendations. Since our August 2025 letter, NASA has not implemented any priority recommendations. Fully implementing these open priority recommendations could significantly improve NASA’s operations. We are highlighting the following areas that warrant your timely and focused attention:
- Monitoring program costs.
- Managing cybersecurity risks
- Using federal contracting metrics
