NASA’s Management of Spare Parts for its Flight Projects

Submitting OIG:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration OIG

Report Description:

The Office of Inspector General assessed NASA’s management of its spare parts inventory for flight projects and its efforts to reduce project cost by leveraging available resources.

Date Issued:

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

IG-18-001

Location(s):

Huntsville, AL

United States

Pasadena, CA

United States

Titusville, FL

United States

Greenbelt, MD

United States

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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Attachment	Size
Final Report - IG-18-001 - NASA's Management of Spare Parts for its Flight Projects.pdf	2.71 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
2	Open	No
Develop a standardized cataloging process for OSCAR to ensure NASA program and project officials can effectively identify and reserve compatible flight inventory.
4	Open	No
Work with Center logistics officials to develop alternative approaches to ensure Centers can meet the requirement to conduct complete reviews of spare parts inventories every 5 years.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

Develop a standardized cataloging process for OSCAR to ensure NASA program and project officials can effectively identify and reserve compatible flight inventory.

Open

Work with Center logistics officials to develop alternative approaches to ensure Centers can meet the requirement to conduct complete reviews of spare parts inventories every 5 years.

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NASA’s Management of Spare Parts for its Flight Projects

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