The NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) has identified five top management and performance challenges facing the agency, which it says will underpin its oversight work in the year ahead. The OIG announced its 2026 Top Management and Performance Challenges Report on Nov. 12.
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Senate Commerce Sets Vote on NASA CFO, Inspector General Nominees
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Cruz has scheduled committee votes on Joshua Shoemaker to be NASA’s chief financial officer (CFO) and Robert Steinau to be NASA’s inspector general.
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NASA Inspector General Nominee Steinau Pledges Aggressive Oversight
Robert H. Steinau, nominated to be NASA’s inspector general, told the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday he would pursue aggressive oversight and independent reviews of agency programs as NASA works to return to the Moon.
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OIG: NASA Cybersecurity Is Still Lacking
Keith’s note: according to this NASA OIG report: “The Federal Information Security Modernization Act requires the Office of Inspector General to conduct an annual evaluation of NASAâs information security program. […]
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OIG Has Issues With Commercial Crew
Keith’s note: The NASA OIG has issued a report on Management of Commercial Crew – and they are concerned with a lot of things. Summary below.
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OIG Finds Flaws In NASA’s Standing Review Board Process
Keith’s note: According to this NASA OIG report NASAâs Standing Review Board Practices: “Standing Review Boards (SRB) conduct independent assessments of programs and projects and offer recommendations to improve performance […]
Posted inInternet Policies, IT/Web, News
OIG Report: NASA IT Security Still Falls Short
Keith’s note: according to the NASA OIG report Evaluation of NASAâs Information Security Program under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act for Fiscal Year 2025: “The Federal Information Security Modernization […]
Posted inAstronomy, News, Safety, Space & Planetary Science, Technology
NASA Planetary Defense Ignores Rubin Observatory’s Asteroid Hunting Abilities
Keith’s note: NASA has a Planetary Defense Program. They want to find asteroids that might pose a risk before they pose a threat. The other day the Vera Rubin Observatory […]
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Shh! NASA Just Got Another Great Audit.
Keith’s 15 Nov note: NASA used to be plague by awful financial audits. Then it cleaned up its act. You’d think that such good news would be worthy of some […]
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NASA OIG Report Casts Doubt On Space Station Plans Present – And Future
Keith’s note: According to a NASA OIG report NASAâs Management of Risks to Sustaining ISS Operations through 2030: “After more than a decade of effort, NASA and its partners continue […]