{"@context":{"@vocab":"https://schema.org/"},"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://api.morvs.ai/api/v1/nasa-oig/reports/recent","_source":{"data_provider":"AI Analytics","brand_name":"MORVS","brand_url":"https://morvs.ai/","data_provider_url":"https://api.morvs.ai","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","primary_source":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/","generated_at":"2026-10-21T05:08:12.502Z"},"count":50,"items":[{"slug":"nasas-role-in-the-decadal-survey-process","title":"NASA’s Role in the Decadal Survey Process","publication_date":"2026-10-19","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"NASA contracts with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to perform decadal surveys and provide recommendations identified by the scientific community on key issues in Earth and space science research for the Agency to consider over the subsequent decade. However, the design of the decadal survey process and NASA’s approach have limited opportunities […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/nasas-role-in-the-decadal-survey-process/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-role-in-the-decadal-survey-process"},{"slug":"nasas-management-of-the-gravity-recovery-and-climate-experiment-continuity-grace-c-mission","title":"NASA’s Management of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-Continuity (GRACE-C) Mission","publication_date":"2026-09-23","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The GRACE-C mission will use two satellites to monitor month-to-month changes of Earth’s gravity field, enabling researchers to track water movement and surface mass changes across the planet and monitor variations in ice sheets, glaciers, underground water storage, soil moisture, and sea levels. While GRACE-C is on track to launch before July 2029 and operate […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/nasas-management-of-the-gravity-recovery-and-climate-experiment-continuity-grace-c-mission/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-management-of-the-gravity-recovery-and-climate-experiment-continuity-grace-c-mission"},{"slug":"nasas-compliance-with-the-geospatial-data-act-for-fiscal-year-2026","title":"NASA’s Compliance with the Geospatial Data Act for Fiscal Year 2026","publication_date":"2026-09-17","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The Geospatial Data Act seeks to foster efficient, government-wide management of geospatial data—information identifying the geographic location and characteristics of natural or constructed features and boundaries on Earth. As required by the Act, we audited NASA’s collection, production, acquisition, maintenance, distribution, use, and preservation of geospatial data and reviewed NASA’s compliance with 13 agency responsibilities. […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/nasas-compliance-with-the-geospatial-data-act-for-fiscal-year-2026/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-compliance-with-the-geospatial-data-act-for-fiscal-year-2026"},{"slug":"evaluation-of-nasas-information-security-program-under-the-federal-information-security-modernization-act-for-fiscal-year-2026","title":"Evaluation of NASA’s Information Security Program under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act for Fiscal Year 2026","publication_date":"2026-09-16","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The Federal Information Security Modernization Act requires the Office of Inspector General to conduct an annual evaluation of NASA’s information security program. For fiscal year 2026, we rated NASA’s information security program at a Level 3—meaning policies, procedures, and strategies were consistently implemented, but quantitative and qualitative effectiveness measures were lacking—a rating that falls short […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/evaluation-of-nasas-information-security-program-under-the-federal-information-security-modernization-act-for-fiscal-year-2026/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/evaluation-of-nasas-information-security-program-under-the-federal-information-security-modernization-act-for-fiscal-year-2026"},{"slug":"nasas-management-of-its-commercial-crew-program","title":"NASA’s Management of Its Commercial Crew Program","publication_date":"2026-06-30","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"Under the Commercial Crew Program, SpaceX and Boeing were selected to develop U.S.-based crew transportation capabilities that would be certified by NASA to meet human-rating requirements and begin routine flights to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon received its certification in 2020 and has flown 12 crewed missions to and from the Station […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/nasas-management-of-its-commercial-crew-program/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-management-of-its-commercial-crew-program"},{"slug":"review-of-goddard-space-flight-centers-transformation-efforts","title":"Review of Goddard Space Flight Center’s Transformation Efforts","publication_date":"2026-06-26","report_type":"letter-to-congress","excerpt":"In response to a request from Congress, the OIG evaluated NASA’s actions regarding the relocation and closure of buildings, laboratories, facilities, equipment, and personnel at Goddard Space Flight Center. While accelerated relocation and closure efforts conducted at Goddard generally aligned with the Center’s Master Plan, communication failures throughout the process resulted in confusion related to […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/letters-to-congress/review-of-goddard-space-flight-centers-transformation-efforts/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/review-of-goddard-space-flight-centers-transformation-efforts"},{"slug":"safeguarding-federal-research-funds-the-false-claims-acts-role-in-combating-grant-fraud","title":"Safeguarding Federal Research Funds: The False Claims Act’s Role in Combating Grant Fraud","publication_date":"2026-06-24","report_type":"congressional-testimony","excerpt":"Propelling Americans to the Moon and beyond starts with protecting NASA research here on Earth. Senior Official Robert Steinau testified before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee’s Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee on targeting fraud in Agency-funded grants to safeguard research security.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/congressional-testimony/safeguarding-federal-research-funds-the-false-claims-acts-role-in-combating-grant-fraud/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/safeguarding-federal-research-funds-the-false-claims-acts-role-in-combating-grant-fraud"},{"slug":"nasas-management-of-programs-and-projects-after-mission-termination-canceled-or-repurposed-artemis-campaign-systems","title":"NASA’s Management of Programs and Projects after Mission Termination—Canceled or Repurposed Artemis Campaign Systems","publication_date":"2026-06-24","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"NASA’s reformulation of the Artemis campaign to meet the Administration’s national space policy goals resulted in the termination or repurposing of Artemis-related systems including the Exploration Upper Stage, Universal Stage Adapter, Mobile Launcher 2, and Gateway Habitation and Logistics Outpost. The combined contract value of these efforts increased from $2.8 billion to $5.9 billion, with […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/nasas-management-of-programs-and-projects-after-mission-termination-canceled-or-repurposed-artemis-campaign-systems/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-management-of-programs-and-projects-after-mission-termination-canceled-or-repurposed-artemis-campaign-systems"},{"slug":"nasas-launch-infrastructure","title":"NASA’s Launch Infrastructure","publication_date":"2026-06-22","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"NASA relies on large and highly complex facilities and infrastructure, such as launch pads, utility systems, and transportation networks, to launch missions from Kennedy Space Center and Wallops Flight Facility. However, NASA’s launch infrastructure is dated and often does not provide the capacity to meet the growing demands of the Agency and its partners.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/nasas-launch-infrastructure/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-launch-infrastructure"},{"slug":"nasas-compliance-with-the-payment-integrity-information-act-for-fiscal-year-2025","title":"NASA’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2025","publication_date":"2026-06-17","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The Payment Integrity Information Act was enacted to improve efforts to identify and reduce federal improper payments—payments the federal government should not have made or made in an incorrect amount under statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirements. NASA complied with the Act during fiscal year 2025. However, several minor reporting errors resulted in […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/nasas-compliance-with-the-payment-integrity-information-act-for-fiscal-year-2025/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-compliance-with-the-payment-integrity-information-act-for-fiscal-year-2025"},{"slug":"semiannual-report-to-congress-spring-2026","title":"Semiannual Report to Congress Spring 2026","publication_date":"2026-06-01","report_type":"semiannual-report","excerpt":"As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, the NASA Office of Inspector General issues its Semiannual Report to Congress summarizing the OIG’s activities and accomplishments from October 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/semiannual-reports/semiannual-report-to-congress-spring-2026/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/semiannual-report-to-congress-spring-2026"},{"slug":"nasas-management-of-elevated-privileges-for-information-systems","title":"NASA’s Management of Elevated Privileges for Information Systems","publication_date":"2026-05-28","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"Elevated privileges grant users broad authority to modify configurations, access sensitive data, and control critical system functions of NASA information systems. IT privileges can pose security risks if not properly controlled. In the two elevated privileges accounts that we reviewed, we determined the Agency is effectively managing which users get administrative rights to NASA-provided computers.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/nasas-management-of-elevated-privileges-for-information-systems/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-management-of-elevated-privileges-for-information-systems"},{"slug":"nasas-acquisition-of-next-generation-spacesuit-services","title":"NASA’s Acquisition of Next-Generation Spacesuit Services","publication_date":"2026-04-20","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"NASA awarded contracts to Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace in 2022 to compete to provide next-generation spacesuits for Artemis lunar missions and ISS operations. However, NASA and Collins agreed to remove the company’s task orders in 2024 citing an inability to meet the ISS demonstration schedule, leaving one spacesuit provider. Following this and other programmatic […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/nasas-acquisition-of-next-generation-spacesuit-services/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-acquisition-of-next-generation-spacesuit-services"},{"slug":"desk-review-of-nasa-exchanges-fiscal-year-2024-audit-reports-issued-by-various-public-accounting-firms","title":"Desk Review of NASA Exchanges’ Fiscal Year 2024 Audit Reports Issued by Various Public Accounting Firms","publication_date":"2026-04-16","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"NASA Exchanges operate cafeterias, gift shops, and other businesses to generate funds used to promote and manage employee morale activities like child development and fitness centers. Exchanges are required to obtain an annual audit or review of their financial statements by an independent public accounting (IPA) firm. The OIG conducted a review of the FY […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/desk-review-of-nasa-exchanges-fiscal-year-2024-audit-reports-issued-by-various-public-accounting-firms/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/desk-review-of-nasa-exchanges-fiscal-year-2024-audit-reports-issued-by-various-public-accounting-firms"},{"slug":"nasas-management-of-the-human-landing-system-contracts","title":"NASA’s Management of the Human Landing System Contracts","publication_date":"2026-03-10","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"NASA is working with SpaceX and Blue Origin to develop lunar landers that will enable crew to descend to the lunar surface, temporarily live and work there, and ascend back to lunar orbit. While NASA has controlled contract costs and effectively collaborated with the providers, lander development challenges will delay planned Artemis launch dates. NASA […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/nasas-management-of-the-human-landing-system-contracts/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-management-of-the-human-landing-system-contracts"},{"slug":"nasas-mission-support-future-architecture-program","title":"NASA’s Mission Support Future Architecture Program","publication_date":"2026-01-26","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"To enhance the operational efficiency of mission support services, such as information technology, financial resources, human resources, legal services, and infrastructure management, NASA initiated the Mission Support Future Architecture Program (MAP) in 2017 to move from a center-focused approach to an interdependent agency-wide model. While MAP consolidated Agency mission support services and enabled a more […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/audits/nasas-mission-support-future-architecture-program/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-mission-support-future-architecture-program"},{"slug":"audit-of-nasas-fiscal-year-2025-financial-statements","title":"Audit of NASA’s Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Statements","publication_date":"2026-01-16","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The Office of Inspector General contracted with the independent public accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP to audit NASA’s fiscal year 2025 financial statements. The audit results found the financial statements presented fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of NASA’s operations.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/audit-of-nasas-fiscal-year-2025-financial-statements/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/audit-of-nasas-fiscal-year-2025-financial-statements"},{"slug":"semiannual-report-to-congress-fall-2025","title":"Semiannual Report to Congress Fall 2025","publication_date":"2026-01-14","report_type":"semiannual-report","excerpt":"As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, the NASA Office of Inspector General issues its Semiannual Report to Congress summarizing the OIG’s activities and accomplishments from April 1 to September 30, 2025.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/semiannual-reports/semiannual-report-to-congress-fall-2025/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/semiannual-report-to-congress-fall-2025"},{"slug":"nasas-management-of-iss-extravehicular-activity-spacesuits","title":"NASA’s Management of ISS Extravehicular Activity Spacesuits","publication_date":"2025-09-30","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"To ensure the continued operations of the International Space Station and the safety of the crew, NASA and its spacesuit support contractor must ensure the suits used for spacewalks, designed more than 50 years ago, are well-maintained and reliable. The contractor, Collins Aerospace, has struggled to ensure sufficient life support components for the suits are […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/nasas-management-of-iss-extravehicular-activity-spacesuits/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-management-of-iss-extravehicular-activity-spacesuits"},{"slug":"nasas-management-of-the-dragonfly-project","title":"NASA’s Management of the Dragonfly Project","publication_date":"2025-09-09","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"Dragonfly, a rotorcraft lander that will fly like a large drone, is designed to gather samples from Saturn’s moon Titan, characterize Titan’s habitability, and look for precursors of the origin of life. However, the project has undergone multiple replans impacting cost and schedule, resulting in a life-cycle cost increase of nearly $1 billion and over […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/nasas-management-of-the-dragonfly-project/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-management-of-the-dragonfly-project"},{"slug":"audit-of-government-property-for-the-artemis-campaign","title":"Audit of Government Property for the Artemis Campaign","publication_date":"2025-08-06","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"As of February 2025, NASA had allocated over $26 billion in government property to contractors in support of six Artemis programs. Although NASA has policies in place to manage its government property, the Agency can strengthen its oversight by ensuring consistent application of those policies to decrease the risk of unnecessary costs and potential loss, […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/audit-of-government-property-for-the-artemis-campaign/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/audit-of-government-property-for-the-artemis-campaign"},{"slug":"nasas-approach-to-infrastructure-and-operational-resilience","title":"NASA’s Approach to Infrastructure and Operational Resilience","publication_date":"2025-08-04","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"NASA missions are dependent on infrastructure, including testing facilities, laboratories, and launch pads, that face the threat of extreme weather events. To address weather-related vulnerabilities of its infrastructure, NASA has integrated resilience efforts into existing processes across various Agency programs. However, this approach lacks clear communication and formal guidance, and the Agency is not effectively […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/recent-news/nasas-approach-to-infrastructure-and-operational-resilience/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-approach-to-infrastructure-and-operational-resilience"},{"slug":"nasas-standing-review-board-practices","title":"NASA’s Standing Review Board Practices","publication_date":"2025-07-31","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"Standing Review Boards (SRB) conduct independent assessments of programs and projects and offer recommendations to improve performance and reduce risk. However, the SRB process lacks Agency-level oversight, improved SRB composition and training can add greater value to the assessments, improvements are needed to ensure adequacy of SRB engagement and accuracy of information provided to decision-makers, […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/nasas-standing-review-board-practices/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-standing-review-board-practices"},{"slug":"evaluation-of-nasas-information-security-program-under-the-federal-information-security-modernization-act-for-fiscal-year-2025","title":"Evaluation of NASA’s Information Security Program under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act for Fiscal Year 2025","publication_date":"2025-07-29","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The Federal Information Security Modernization Act requires the Office of Inspector General to conduct an annual evaluation of NASA’s information security program. For fiscal year 2025, we rated NASA’s information security program at a Level 3—meaning policies, procedures, and strategies were consistently implemented, but quantitative and qualitative effectiveness measures were lacking—a rating that falls short […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/evaluation-of-nasas-information-security-program-under-the-federal-information-security-modernization-act-for-fiscal-year-2025/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/evaluation-of-nasas-information-security-program-under-the-federal-information-security-modernization-act-for-fiscal-year-2025"},{"slug":"nasas-implementation-and-management-of-its-planetary-defense-strategy","title":"NASA’s Implementation and Management of Its Planetary Defense Strategy","publication_date":"2025-06-24","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"NASA leads the nation’s planetary defense efforts to address the potential hazards of asteroids and comets impacting Earth. While the Agency has made significant progress in its planetary defense mission, multiple challenges hinder its ability to fully execute its planetary defense strategic goals. Further, actions are needed to address the role of ground-based assets in […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/nasas-implementation-and-management-of-its-planetary-defense-strategy/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-implementation-and-management-of-its-planetary-defense-strategy"},{"slug":"semiannual-report-to-congress-spring-2025","title":"Semiannual Report to Congress Spring 2025","publication_date":"2025-05-30","report_type":"semiannual-report","excerpt":"As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, the NASA Office of Inspector General issues its Semiannual Report to Congress summarizing the OIG’s activities and accomplishments from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/semiannual-reports/semiannual-report-to-congress-spring-2025/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/semiannual-report-to-congress-spring-2025"},{"slug":"nasas-compliance-with-the-payment-integrity-information-act-for-fiscal-year-2024","title":"NASA’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2024","publication_date":"2025-05-12","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The Payment Integrity Information Act was enacted to improve efforts to identify and reduce federal improper payments—payments the federal government should not have made or made in an incorrect amount under statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirements. NASA complied with the Act during fiscal year 2024, but there were several reporting errors that […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/nasas-compliance-with-the-payment-integrity-information-act-for-fiscal-year-2024/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-compliance-with-the-payment-integrity-information-act-for-fiscal-year-2024"},{"slug":"audit-of-nasas-zero-trust-architecture","title":"Audit of NASA’s Zero Trust Architecture","publication_date":"2025-03-27","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"Zero trust architecture (ZTA) is a cybersecurity approach based on continual verification of each user, device, application, and transaction to protect critical systems and data. NASA has made progress implementing ZTA across its corporate systems (managed by the Office of the Chief Information Officer). However, by delaying ZTA implementation of non-corporate (mission and Jet Propulsion […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-of-nasas-zero-trust-architecture/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/audit-of-nasas-zero-trust-architecture"},{"slug":"audit-of-nasas-awards-to-small-disadvantaged-businesses","title":"Audit of NASA’s Awards to Small Disadvantaged Businesses","publication_date":"2025-02-13","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The Office of Inspector General is closing its audit of NASA’s awards to small disadvantaged businesses due to the rescission of an executive order issued by the Biden administration in 2023, which formed the basis for our work.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-of-nasas-awards-to-small-disadvantaged-businesses/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/audit-of-nasas-awards-to-small-disadvantaged-businesses"},{"slug":"nasas-compliance-with-federal-export-control-laws-2","title":"NASA’s Compliance with Federal Export Control Laws","publication_date":"2025-02-04","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The NASA Authorization Act of 2000 directs the NASA Office of Inspector General to annually assess the Agency’s compliance with federal export control laws and reporting requirements regarding cooperative agreements between NASA and China or any Chinese company.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/nasas-compliance-with-federal-export-control-laws-2/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-compliance-with-federal-export-control-laws-2"},{"slug":"semiannual-report-to-congress-fall-2024","title":"Semiannual Report to Congress Fall 2024","publication_date":"2024-11-26","report_type":"semiannual-report","excerpt":"The NASA Office of Inspector General issues its Semiannual Report to Congress summarizing the OIG’s activities and accomplishments from April 1 to September 30, 2024.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/semiannual-reports/semiannual-report-to-congress-fall-2024/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/semiannual-report-to-congress-fall-2024"},{"slug":"audit-of-nasas-fiscal-year-2024-financial-statements","title":"Audit of NASA’s Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Statements","publication_date":"2024-11-15","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The Office of Inspector General contracted with the independent public accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP (EY) to audit NASA’s fiscal year (FY) 2024 financial statements. EY performed the audit in accordance with the Government Accountability Office’s Government Auditing Standards and the Office of Management and Budget’s Bulletin No. 21-04, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-of-nasas-fiscal-year-2024-financial-statements/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/audit-of-nasas-fiscal-year-2024-financial-statements"},{"slug":"fiscal-year-2024-risk-assessment-of-nasas-charge-card-programs","title":"Fiscal Year 2024 Risk Assessment of NASA’s Charge Card Programs","publication_date":"2024-10-16","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act requires Inspectors General to conduct periodic assessments of agency purchase and travel card programs to analyze the risk of illegal, improper, or erroneous transactions. For fiscal year 2024, we concluded the risk for these transactions was low, and therefore, we do not currently plan to conduct an audit […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/fiscal-year-2024-risk-assessment-of-nasas-charge-card-programs/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/fiscal-year-2024-risk-assessment-of-nasas-charge-card-programs"},{"slug":"nasas-management-of-risks-to-sustaining-iss-operations-through-2030","title":"NASA’s Management of Risks to Sustaining ISS Operations through 2030","publication_date":"2024-09-26","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"For nearly 25 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked onboard the International Space Station. As the Station ages, NASA will be challenged to ensure the safety of astronauts aboard and to sustain continuous operations, which includes conducting science and research and maintaining the ISS. At the same time, the Agency will need to develop […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/topics/space-operations/nasas-management-of-risks-to-sustaining-iss-operations-through-2030/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-management-of-risks-to-sustaining-iss-operations-through-2030"},{"slug":"nasas-rocket-propulsion-test-program","title":"NASA’s Rocket Propulsion Test Program","publication_date":"2024-09-24","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"NASA uses rocket propulsion test (RPT) sites to see how engines and components will react in launch conditions and in space and address any issues before launch. Much of NASA’s RPT infrastructure is aging and requires significant funding to maintain, while demand for NASA’s large-scale RPT facilities is in decline and funding is insufficient to […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/nasas-rocket-propulsion-test-program/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-rocket-propulsion-test-program"},{"slug":"evaluation-of-nasas-information-security-program-under-the-federal-information-security-modernization-act-for-fiscal-year-2024","title":"Evaluation of NASA’s Information Security Program under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act for Fiscal Year 2024","publication_date":"2024-09-12","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is required to evaluate NASA’s information security program pursuant to the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA). The OIG rated NASA’s information security program at a Level 3 (Consistently Implemented), which means policies, procedures, and strategies were consistently implemented, but quantitative and qualitative effectiveness measures were lacking.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/evaluation-of-nasas-information-security-program-under-the-federal-information-security-modernization-act-for-fiscal-year-2024/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/evaluation-of-nasas-information-security-program-under-the-federal-information-security-modernization-act-for-fiscal-year-2024"},{"slug":"nasas-compliance-with-the-geospatial-data-act-for-fiscal-year-2024","title":"NASA’s Compliance with the Geospatial Data Act for Fiscal Year 2024","publication_date":"2024-09-04","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The Geospatial Data Act seeks to foster efficient, government-wide management of geospatial data—information identifying the geographic location and characteristics of natural or constructed features and boundaries on Earth. As required by the Act, we audited NASA’s collection, production, acquisition, maintenance, distribution, use, and preservation of geospatial data.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/nasas-compliance-with-the-geospatial-data-act-for-fiscal-year-2024/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-compliance-with-the-geospatial-data-act-for-fiscal-year-2024"},{"slug":"nasas-management-of-the-mobile-launcher-2-project","title":"NASA’s Management of the Mobile Launcher 2 Project","publication_date":"2024-08-27","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"NASA is developing a second mobile launcher (ML-2)—the ground structure used to assemble, transport, and launch the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion crew capsule—to support larger variants of the SLS beginning with the Artemis IV mission. ML-2’s cost and schedule are not sustainable despite NASA’s efforts to improve project performance.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/nasas-management-of-the-mobile-launcher-2-project/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-management-of-the-mobile-launcher-2-project"},{"slug":"nasas-management-of-space-launch-system-block-1b-development","title":"NASA’s Management of Space Launch System Block 1B Development","publication_date":"2024-08-08","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"Artemis IV will be the first flight of NASA’s more powerful heavy-lift rocket—the Space Launch System Block 1B. However, Block 1B development efforts have encountered multiple issues including Boeing’s ineffective quality management and inexperienced workforce, continued cost increases and schedule delays, and the delayed establishment of a cost and schedule baseline.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/nasas-management-of-space-launch-system-block-1b-development/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-management-of-space-launch-system-block-1b-development"},{"slug":"audit-of-the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-project","title":"Audit of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Project","publication_date":"2024-07-31","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"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 is managing the risks and mitigating future challenges with the Roman telescope while meeting its cost, schedule, and technological goals.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-of-the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-project/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/audit-of-the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-project"},{"slug":"management-alert-misuse-of-government-furnished-property-at-contractor-facility","title":"Management Alert: Misuse of Government Furnished Property at Contractor Facility","publication_date":"2024-06-20","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"June 20, 2024","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/management-alert-misuse-of-government-furnished-property-at-contractor-facility/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/management-alert-misuse-of-government-furnished-property-at-contractor-facility"},{"slug":"nasas-commercial-lunar-payload-services-initiative","title":"NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services Initiative","publication_date":"2024-06-06","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"NASA began the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative to enable rapid, affordable, and frequent payload deliveries to the Moon. CLPS is making progress but faces significant challenges, including schedule delays and increased costs.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/nasas-commercial-lunar-payload-services-initiative/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-commercial-lunar-payload-services-initiative"},{"slug":"semiannual-report-to-congress-spring-2024","title":"Semiannual Report to Congress Spring 2024","publication_date":"2024-05-31","report_type":"semiannual-report","excerpt":"The NASA Office of Inspector General issues its Semiannual Report to Congress summarizing the OIG’s activities and accomplishments from October 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/semiannual-reports/semiannual-report-to-congress-spring-2024/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/semiannual-report-to-congress-spring-2024"},{"slug":"nasas-compliance-with-the-payment-integrity-information-act-for-fiscal-year-2023","title":"NASA’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2023","publication_date":"2024-05-29","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) was enacted to improve efforts to identify and reduce federal improper payments. Improper payments are payments the federal government should not have made or made in an incorrect amount under statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirements. To determine compliance, we evaluated NASA’s risk assessment methodology. We […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/nasas-compliance-with-the-payment-integrity-information-act-for-fiscal-year-2023/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-compliance-with-the-payment-integrity-information-act-for-fiscal-year-2023"},{"slug":"nasas-readiness-for-the-artemis-ii-crewed-mission-to-lunar-orbit","title":"NASA’s Readiness for the Artemis II Crewed Mission to Lunar Orbit","publication_date":"2024-05-01","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"With the Artemis campaign, NASA intends to return humans to the Moon and build a sustainable lunar presence as a foundation for human exploration of Mars. The Artemis II crewed test flight aims to return humans to lunar orbit for the first time in more than 50 years and send its four crew members farther […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/nasas-readiness-for-the-artemis-ii-crewed-mission-to-lunar-orbit/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-readiness-for-the-artemis-ii-crewed-mission-to-lunar-orbit"},{"slug":"audit-of-nasas-science-technology-engineering-and-math-engagement","title":"Audit of NASA’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Engagement","publication_date":"2024-04-25","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"April 25, 2024","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/audit-of-nasas-science-technology-engineering-and-math-engagement/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/audit-of-nasas-science-technology-engineering-and-math-engagement"},{"slug":"nasa-oig-testifies-before-congress-ct-24-002","title":"NASA’s Science Mission Directorate Portfolio","publication_date":"2024-03-21","report_type":"congressional-testimony","excerpt":"Acting NASA Inspector General George Scott testified before Congress regarding challenges NASA faces in managing its science portfolio, including developing accurate and timely cost and schedule estimates.","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/congressional-testimony/nasa-oig-testifies-before-congress-ct-24-002/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasa-oig-testifies-before-congress-ct-24-002"},{"slug":"audit-of-nasas-high-end-computing-capabilities","title":"Audit of NASA’s High-End Computing Capabilities","publication_date":"2024-03-14","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"March 14, 2024","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/audit-of-nasas-high-end-computing-capabilities/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/audit-of-nasas-high-end-computing-capabilities"},{"slug":"audit-of-the-mars-sample-return-program","title":"Audit of the Mars Sample Return Program","publication_date":"2024-03-05","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"The Mars Sample Return Program is one of the most complex, demanding, and ambitious robotic science missions ever undertaken. Before authorizing whether to advance the program to its next phase, we recommend that NASA stabilize design for key program elements, ensure cost and schedule estimates fully account for the program’s complexity, and consider all launch […]","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/audit-of-the-mars-sample-return-program/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/audit-of-the-mars-sample-return-program"},{"slug":"nasas-compliance-with-federal-export-control-laws","title":"NASA’s Compliance with Federal Export Control Laws","publication_date":"2024-02-01","report_type":"audit","excerpt":"February 1, 2024","url":"https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/nasas-compliance-with-federal-export-control-laws/","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/nasa-oig-report/nasas-compliance-with-federal-export-control-laws"}]}