Major Management Challenges and Program Risks National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Abstract

This report addresses the major performance and management challenges that have limited the effectiveness of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in carrying out its mission. It also addresses corrective actions that NASA has taken or initiated on these challenges, including the progress the agency has made in evaluating its field centers' procurement activities based on international quality standards and its own procurement surveys. Since 1990, we have identified a number of significant management problems at NASA. These problems are the results of serious deficiencies in financial management systems, continuing threats to the International Space Station Program that translate into higher program costs, and a lack of closure in the implementation of cooperative efforts with the Department of Defense regarding aerospace test facilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA359864

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Procurement
  • Rocket Propulsion
  • Space Stations
  • Spacecraft
  • Standards
  • Test Facilities
  • United States
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space