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OIG
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Annual NASA OIG Report: Great Science – Poor Project Management
Keith’s note: The annual NASA OIG look at issues confronting NASA is out and nothing has changed. NASA still accomplishes astonishing things yet that is challenged by the fact that […]
Posted inArtemis, Commercialization, Exploration, News
NASA OIG Finds Big Problems With The NASA Artemis Supply Chain
Keith’s note: I am not sure that this is the sort of news you want to hear when Artemis (SLS) costs continue to mount, missions are delayed, and exploration cadence […]
Posted inCommercialization, News, SLS and Orion
Only NASA Wants To Buy Its Own SLS Rocket
Keith’s note: According to the new NASA OIG Report “NASAâs Transition of the Space Launch System to a Commercial Services Contract“ âĤ “NASAâs ability to reduce SLS costs and negotiate […]
Posted inNews, SLS and Orion
Only NASA Could Make A Reusable Engine Expendable – And Cost More
Keith’s note: According to a new NASA OIG Report “NASAâs Management of the Space Launch System Booster and Engine Contracts“: “âĤ the complexity of developing, updating, and integrating new systems […]
Posted inCulture, News, Personnel News
OIG: NASA Has Made Little Progress To Increase Its Workforce Diversity
Keith’s note: small wonder that NASA fails so miserably in reaching vast portions of America when it still can’t change its own internal culture. Latest OIG report: “Despite support from […]
Posted inArtemis, News
OIG: NASA Needs To Open Up its Artemis Program Much Further
Keith’s note: According to the OIG: “Except for the Gateway Program, the Artemis campaign does not have comprehensive forumsâboards, panels, and working groupsâ for its international partners to routinely discuss […]
Posted inCommercialization, News
OIG Review of NASA STMD Portfolio
“In 2020, STMD began the Strategic Technology Architecture Roundtable (STAR) initiative to prioritize technology gaps within the Directorateâs portfolio. This process uses information from stakeholders to identify priority technology gaps […]
Posted inBudget
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 […]
Posted inCommercialization
Inspector General Flunks NASA Management On Artemis/SLS/Orion
NASA’s Cost Estimating and Reporting Practices for Multi-Mission Programs “Congress is not receiving the federally mandated cost and schedule information it needs to make fully informed funding decisions for NASAs […]