Keith’s note: NASA OIG just issued an interim memo NASAâs Management of Programs and Projects after Mission TerminationâCanceled or Repurposed Artemis Campaign Systems. No formal findings / recommendations since the […]
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OIG Report on NASA Payment Integrity Compliance
Keith’s note: NASA OIG has issued a report regarding FY 2025 Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act. Looks like NASA has fixed a lot of things when compared to […]
Posted inArtemis, Commercialization, Moon, News
OIG Report: NASA Management Of Human Landing System Contracts
“NASAâs acquisition approach for the lunar landers has been effective in controlling contract costs, with the SpaceX and Blue Origin contracts having only increased by 6 percent and less than […]
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Congress Asks NASA IG To Audit GSFC Actions
Keith’s note: According to this press release Science Committee Democrats Request Inspector General Audit of Goddard Closures and Relocations: “Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Science Committee Democratic Members […]
Posted inAstronauts, ISS News, News, Safety
OIG: ISS EVA Spacesuits Are Wearing Out
Keith’s note: NASA OIG just released this report: “NASAâs Management of ISS Extravehicular Activity Spacesuits“. In a nutshell: “To ensure the continued operations of the International Space Station and the […]
Posted inData, IT/Web, News, Safety
Yet Another Report On How Broken NASA IT Security Is
Keith’s note: here we go again. A new GAO report: Cybersecurity: NASA Needs to Fully Implement Risk Management is out. Yawn. Once a year GAO, NASA OIG, or some other […]
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OIG: NASAâs Top Management And Performance Challenges
2024 Report on NASAâs Top Management and Performance Challenges Full report. Excerpts:
Posted inArtemis, Commercialization, Financial Management, News
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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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 […]
Posted inArtemis, News, Space & Planetary Science
OIG On NASAâs Commercial Lunar Payload Services Initiative
“Our review found that NASA deviated from its original, hands-off strategy for the initiative and from its plan for incremental progress towards larger missions. Rather, the Agencyâs aggressive lander development […]