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NASA OIG: Mobile Launcher 2 Will Cost Three Times More Than Planned
Keith’s Note: When Senator Administrator Bill Nelson walked in the door at NASA they thought Mobile Launcher 2 would cost $500 million. NASA OIG now says that it will have […]
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GAO Report: NASA: Assessments of Major Projects
“Since 2023, NASA’s cumulative cost and schedule performance has improved. Cost overruns decreased from $7.6 billion in 2023 to $4.4 billion in 2024. Schedule overruns decreased from a total of […]
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GAO Report On NASA Priority Open Recommendations
GAO Report: Priority Open Recommendations: NASA “What GAO Found In June 2021, GAO identified 11 priority recommendations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Since then, NASA has implemented […]
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OIG: NASA Is Not In Compliance With The Payment Integrity Information Act
NASA GAO Report: NASA’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2021 “We found that NASA was not in compliance with PIIA for FY 2021 because it […]
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New NASA CFO Nominated
NASA Statement on Nomination of Margaret Vo Schaus for Agency CFO, NASA “[Margaret Vo] Schaus is a career member of the Senior Executive Service. Over the past decade, she has […]
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OIG: NASA Gateway Procurement Added Cost And Risk To Artemis
NASA’s Management of the Gateway Program for Artemis Missions, NASA OIG “NASA selected Maxar in May 2019 to provide the PPE under a fixed-price contract because the Agency anticipated few […]
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OIG On NASA Acquisition Workforce: More Improvement Needed
NASA OIG: NASA’s Management Of Its Acquisition Workforce “In addition, 95 percent of NASA’s certified acquisition workforce met continuous learning requirements needed to maintain their certification in the reporting periods […]
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NASA's Cost Estimating Process Is Flawed. Duh. Who Knew?
OIG announces an audit assessing the effectiveness of NASA’s cost estimating and reporting practices for large, multi-mission programs such as those supporting the Artemis program. — NASA OIG (@NASAOIG) October […]
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NASA Gets Another Clean Financial Audit Opinion
NASA Announces Ninth Consecutive Clean Financial Audit Opinion “The NASA Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) has led the way for an unmodified audit opinion on the agency’s fiscal […]