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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SpaceX filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2019-02-11 over the award of the RLSP-35 NASA launch contract.
NASA issued a stop work order on the Lucy mission on 2019-02-13 after a protest of the contract award was filed with the Government Accountability Office.
The Government Accountability Office estimated the current price of an AEHF satellite at about $1,300,000,000 per satellite.
A 2018-07-11 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that NASA’s internal projections offered a zero percent chance that the companies would be certified for routine ISS missions in early 2019.
A 2018-07-11 U.S. Government Accountability Office report cited NASA internal estimates that Boeing and SpaceX would not likely win certification to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station until at least late 2019 or early 2020, and possibly not until late 2020.
A 2018-07-11 Government Accountability Office report recommended that NASA share more schedule information with Congress and develop contingency plans to maintain access to the International Space Station.
Ball Aerospace filed a protest of the JPSS contract award to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, and the GAO denied the protest in July 2015.
The amendment requires the Government Accountability Office to produce a report assessing ways to support spaceport investments, including through use of the FAA’s airport improvement program.