Corrective Action Plan: In Response to Recent Programmatic Performance and NASA's Designation on GAO's High Risk List

Abstract

This Corrective Action Plan (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan," or the "CAP") encompasses a collection of specific initiatives and areas of emphasis that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (the "Agency," or "NASA") commits to pursuing as it matures Agency program and project management policies and processes, as well as related surveillance of contractors through appropriate insight and oversight. NASA developed this Plan in response to recent challenges in cost and schedule growth experienced by several of the Agency's highest profile missions, as well as the continued inclusion of NASA's acquisition practices in the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) biennial High Risk Report. The Plan is also developed in support of the Agency's steadfast commitment to good governance and effective stewardship of the resources entrusted to it. The overall goal of the Plan is to strengthen the Agency's cutting-edge program and project management efforts across the board and to improve transparency for NASA's stakeholders.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 2018
Accession Number
AD1085136

Entities

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineers
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Life Cycles
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Project Management
  • Resource Management
  • Risk
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space