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 both Airbus’ and Raytheon’s initial protests on 2020-11-30 after the Space Development Agency offered to re-evaluate contractor bids.
Airbus filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2020-10-28 challenging the Space Development Agency’s 2020-10-05 contract awards.
A 2017 Government Accountability Office study found that more than 60 agencies had some say in space acquisitions.
Airbus filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office challenging the Space Development Agency contracts on 2020-10-28.
Raytheon filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office challenging the Space Development Agency contracts on 2020-11-03.
Space Development Agency is working with the Government Accountability Office to achieve a fast, accurate, and equitable resolution to the protests.
The Government Accountability Office has to issue a decision on the protests by 2021-02-11.
Airbus U.S. Space and Defense filed its protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2020-10-28.
Raytheon filed its protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2020-11-03.
The Government Accountability Office has until 2021-02-11 to issue a decision on the protests.
A U.S. Government Accountability Office report published in April estimated the SLS development cost at $8,750,000,000 and the EGS development cost at $2,330,000,000 as of January.
The 2020-05-29 letter argues that the Air Force and the Government Accountability Office have indicated the national security launch manifest cannot support three or more launch providers.
A Government Accountability Office report in January concluded a launch in March 2021 may not be feasible given the amount of work remaining and the rate at which the project was using up schedule reserves.
The Government Accountability Office identified approximately 60 organizations across the Department of Defense, the White House, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies that oversee military space.
A 2016 Government Accountability Office study found fragmentation and overlap in Department of Defense space acquisition management.
Senators Tammy Duckworth and Brian Schatz asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to review the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to exempt satellite constellations from environmental review in an 2020-04-02 letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report on 2020-01-28 concluding it was unlikely that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope would launch on schedule in 2021-03-01 and that a delay of several months was possible.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 directed the Government Accountability Office to review the Department of Defense’s Wideband AoA.
The final version of the Wideband AoA was delivered to the Government Accountability Office in June 2019 and was never publicly released.
The U.S. Air Force will release a revised request for proposals for the procurement of national security launch services in response to a Government Accountability Office ruling dated 2019-11-18.