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. […]
NASA OIG
Posted inCommercialization
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.
Posted inFinancial Management
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 […]
Posted inFinancial Management
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 […]
Posted inISS News, News
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 […]
Posted inArtemis, Commercialization, News
NASA OIG Report On NASA’s Rocket Propulsion Test Program
Keith’s note: according to the NASA OIG: “Much of NASAâs RPT infrastructure is aging and requires significant funding to maintain. Meanwhile, the landscape for RPT is changing. Increased commercialization in […]
Posted inArtemis, News
NASA OIG: Boeing Is Having Big Problems With SLS Block 1B
NASAâs Management of Space Launch System Block 1B Development, NASA OIG: “Quality control issues at Michoud are largely due to the lack of a sufficient number of trained and experienced […]
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NASA OIG Report On Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Keith’s note: From NASA OIG: “We assessed the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope project, a NASA observatory designed to explore dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics, to determine if NASA […]