NASA’s Efforts to Mitigate Risks Posed by Orbital Debris
Evaluated NASA’s efforts to mitigate the risks posed by orbital debris as well as the Agency’s coordination and communication efforts with international and commercial organizations to address the issue.
NASA's Management of its Acquisition Workforce
To examine the readiness of NASA’s acquisition workforce to respond to current and future contracting needs.
NASA’s Insider Threat Program
The NASA Office of Inspector General examined whether NASA has implemented an effective insider threat program in accordance with federal policies, its own Agency policies, and cybersecurity leading practices.
Review of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate Portfolio
With an annual budget of $1.1 billion, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) oversees approximately 2,500 projects. In this audit, we examined the extent to which NASA’s management of its STMD portfolio aligns to space technology needs and whether performance measures and outcomes...
NASA Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 Evaluation Report for Fiscal Year 2022
The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 requires the OIG to conduct an annual evaluation of NASA’s information security program. In this year’s review, we examined a sample of NASA- and contractor-owned information systems and assessed the effectiveness of information security...
NASA’s Partnerships with International Space Agencies for the Artemis Campaign
NASA’s plan to land humans on the Moon by the end of 2025 and send a crewed mission to Mars in the 2030s rest in part on significant participation and partnerships with international space agencies and their long-term commitments to the Artemis campaign. In this audit, we examined NASA’s efforts to...
NASA’s Software Asset Management
NASA utilizes thousands of software products from hundreds of vendors, enabling Agency scientists and engineers to drive advances in science, technology, aeronautics, Earth studies, and human and space exploration. In this audit we assessed whether NASA is managing its software assets in an...
Semiannual Report: April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022
NASA’s Management of Its Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Portfolio
NASA manages two Agency-wide contracts with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for robotic space missions and supporting research. In this audit, we examined the Laboratory’s management of its NASA portfolio relative to cost and schedule and NASA’s management of the contracts.