The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the investigative arm of Congress, also known as the "congressional watchdog." It supports Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and helps improve the performance and accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. GAO provides reports and assessments on various government programs, including those related to the Department of Defense (DOD), NASA, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), offering oversight on space acquisitions, programs, and related activities.
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The Government Accountability Office dismissed Maxar’s protest on 2022-10-28 after the Space Development Agency reissued the RFP under Other Transaction Authority.
Maxar Technologies filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2021-10-08 challenging the 2021-08-30 solicitation for the Transport Layer Tranche 1 on grounds that the terms unfairly favored certain companies.
The Government Accountability Office rejected Sierra Nevada’s protest of the 2014 CCtCap contract award.
The Government Accountability Office and the Defense Department’s inspector general are investigating the decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.
Maxar Technologies filed a protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office on 2021-10-08 challenging a Space Development Agency solicitation for industry bids for 126 satellites.
The Government Accountability Office rejected Blue Origin’s protest and also rejected a similar protest filed by Dynetics three months after April 2021.
The Government Accountability Office released a report on 2021-09-22 raising concerns about Next-Gen OPIR and elevating previously flagged issues.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimates that approximately 700 different types of weapon systems will ultimately require M-Code cards and M-Code-capable receivers, including ships, aircraft, ground vehicles, munitions, and handheld devices.
A Government Accountability Office report released 2021-09-02 found that the U.S. military’s narrowband communications satellites are oversubscribed and there is insufficient capacity to meet user needs.
The Government Accountability Office denied the Blue Origin and Dynetics protests on 2021-07-30.
The Government Accountability Office released a 76-page decision on 2021-08-10 denying protests filed in April by Blue Origin and Dynetics of NASA’s Human Landing System award to SpaceX.
The Government Accountability Office rejected on 2021-07-30 protests filed by Blue Origin and Dynetics regarding the SpaceX NASA contract for Starship development.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office denied protests on 2021-07-30 that Blue Origin and Dynetics filed against NASA’s award of a single Human Landing System contract to SpaceX.
The Government Accountability Office is reviewing protests filed in April by Blue Origin and Dynetics regarding the Human Landing System awards and has an 2021-08-04 deadline to issue a ruling.
The Government Accountability Office issued a report on 2021-07-19 recommending federal spectrum management reforms to improve interagency collaboration.
The Government Accountability Office has an 2021-08-04 deadline to rule on the protests filed over the Human Landing System awards.
A manager’s amendment retained $1,345,000,000 for HLS and stated the committee elected not to further fence or condition funds for the Human Landing System at this time because of ongoing protests of the award being considered by the Government Accountability Office.
Blue Origin’s Human Landing System bid was $5,990,000,000 as stated in its protest filed with the Government Accountability Office.
Dynetics filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2021-04-26 seeking to overturn the HLS Option A award.
The Government Accountability Office has until 2021-08-04 to sustain or deny the HLS Option A protests.