NASA’s Compliance with the Improper Payments Information Act for Fiscal Year 2017
The Office of Inspector General evaluated the Agency’s fiscal year 2017 compliance with the Improper Payments Information Act.
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The Office of Inspector General evaluated the Agency’s fiscal year 2017 compliance with the Improper Payments Information Act.
The Office of Inspector General evaluated NASA’s management of its commercial cargo contracts under which private companies transport supplies, equipment, and experiments to the International Space Station.
The Office of Inspector General assessed NASA's management of GISS (located in New York City) and its prominent role in Earth science research and the development of global climate models.
The Office of Inspector General examined NASA’s internal controls to guard against fraud and misuse by employees in its purchase and travel card programs.
The Office of Inspector General examined NASA’s management of its 20‐year,$484 million cooperative agreement with the NSBRI to advance the Agency’sbiomedical research efforts.
The Office of Inspector General evaluated NASA’s development of the SWOT mission, a space-based satellite that hopes to produce the first global survey of Earth’s surface water, observe details of the ocean’s surface topography, and measure how water bodies change over time.
The Office of Inspector General assessed efforts of the Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to manage non-NASA research on the U.S. portion of the International Space Station known as the National Lab.
Office of Inspector General issues its Semiannual Report to Congress summarizing the office’s activities and accomplishments from April 1 – September 30, 2017.