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 issued its decision on Blue Origin’s protest on 2019-11-18 and released a redacted version of the full decision on 2019-11-22.
Blue Origin filed a pre-award protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2019-08-12 challenging the Air Force’s RFP evaluation criteria.
Blue Origin filed its formal pre-award protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2019-08-12.
The Government Accountability Office sustained Blue Origin’s protest of the Air Force’s National Security Space Launch Phase 2 request for proposals on 2019-11-18.
The Government Accountability Office released an 2019-10-30 report criticizing the Space C2 program for lacking an acquisition strategy and calling for greater Pentagon oversight.
The Government Accountability Office gave low marks to the Air Force’s Space Command and Control program in a report released on 2019-10-30.
Blue Origin filed a pre-award protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office on 2019-08-12 challenging the Air Force’s Phase 2 launch service procurement.
Blue Origin filed a pre-award protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2019-08-12 arguing that the Air Force’s rules do not allow a fair and open competition.
The Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload approach saved the Air Force nearly $300,000,000 compared with mounting the sensor on a dedicated Air Force satellite, according to a 2018 Government Accountability Office report.
The Government Accountability Office called on NASA to develop a contingency plan to maintain access to the International Space Station after September 2020 should commercial crew vehicles suffer additional delays.
A Government Accountability Office report published 2019-06-19 warned that the Space Launch System first launch could slip to the middle of 2021 as the vehicle’s cost continues to grow.
The Government Accountability Office recommended in a 2019-05-23 report that the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation better manage its workforce needs, including producing long-term projections of staffing requirements.
The Government Accountability Office report included a Psyche cost range of $907,300,000 to $957,300,000.
Raytheon rejects the Government Accountability Office's analysis of the OCX program and maintains it will deliver the full system by the June 2021 contractual deadline.
The Government Accountability Office released a report on 2019-05-21 that concluded the OCX program is five years behind schedule and likely to be delayed further.
The Government Accountability Office projects OCX development will take approximately five more years and cost at least $2,500,000,000 more than originally estimated.
A 2018 RAND Corporation study identified 475 bid protest cases that went to the Court of Federal Claims over an eight-year period versus nearly 11,500 protests handled by the Government Accountability Office.
SpaceX filed an initial protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office on 2020-02-11 regarding NASA procurement RLSP-35.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office removed the topic of mitigating gaps in weather satellite data from its list of about 35 high-risk topics it was monitoring in a 2019-03-06 report.
The Government Accountability Office has until 2019-05-22 to render a decision on SpaceX’s protest of the RLSP-35 contract.