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Government Accountability Office

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The Government Accountability Office denied the Blue Origin and Dynetics protests on 2021-07-30.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeOrg RelationshipAug 16, 2021Blue Origin sues NASA over Human Landing System contract

The Government Accountability Office announced its decision on 2021-07-30 and withheld the formal decision memo until a redacted version suitable for public release was available.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeNarrative GeneralAug 16, 2021GAO report details rejection of HLS protests

The Government Accountability Office rejected on 2021-07-30 protests filed by Blue Origin and Dynetics regarding the SpaceX NASA contract for Starship development.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeOrg RelationshipAug 10, 2021Intuitive Machines selects SpaceX for launch of third lunar lander mission

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.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeOrg RelationshipJul 30, 2021GAO denies Blue Origin and Dynetics protests of NASA lunar lander contract

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.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductJul 30, 2021Nelson remains hopeful Congress will provide additional lunar lander funding

The Government Accountability Office has an 2021-08-04 deadline to rule on the protests filed over the Human Landing System awards.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductJul 26, 2021Bezos offers billions in incentives for NASA lunar lander contract

The Government Accountability Office issued a report on 2021-07-19 recommending federal spectrum management reforms to improve interagency collaboration.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeOrg RelationshipJul 26, 2021Report calls on government agencies to better coordinate spectrum

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.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductJul 16, 2021House appropriators approve NASA spending bill with revised lunar lander and nuclear propulsion language

Blue Origin’s Human Landing System bid was $5,990,000,000 as stated in its protest filed with the Government Accountability Office.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductJun 15, 2021Nelson asks Senate appropriators for more HLS funding

The Government Accountability Office published a report on 2021-06-08.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductJun 8, 2021GAO’s annual review of DoD programs raises concerns on space launch, missile warning satellites

The Government Accountability Office has until 2021-08-04 to sustain or deny the HLS Option A protests.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeOrg RelationshipMay 31, 2021Who will race SpaceX to the moon?

Dynetics filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2021-04-26 seeking to overturn the HLS Option A award.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeOrg RelationshipMay 31, 2021Who will race SpaceX to the moon?

Blue Origin filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2021-04-26 seeking to overturn the HLS Option A award.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeOrg RelationshipMay 31, 2021Who will race SpaceX to the moon?

The bipartisan leadership of the House Science Committee requested the Government Accountability Office to investigate NASA’s cybersecurity activities in a 2021-05-27 letter.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductMay 28, 2021Congress asks GAO to investigate NASA cybersecurity

The Government Accountability Office released a report on 2021-05-26 assessing NASA’s Artemis program.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductMay 27, 2021GAO report identifies technical and management risks with Artemis

The Government Accountability Office published its annual report on major NASA programs on 2021-05-20.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductMay 24, 2021Cost and schedule overruns continue to grow for NASA programs

The Government Accountability Office identified that the U.S. Space Force plans to acquire billions of dollars worth of new satellites over the coming years.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductMay 24, 2021Space Force warned to avoid past mistakes as it pursues new satellite acquisitions

Congress removed weather satellites from the Government Accountability Office’s 'high risk' defense programs list in March 2019 based on progress since 2017.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductMay 24, 2021A race against time to replace aging military weather satellites

The Government Accountability Office is reviewing protests filed by Blue Origin and Dynetics about NASA’s selection of SpaceX for the single Human Landing System award, with a decision due by 2021-08-04.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductMay 12, 2021Senate bill would direct NASA to select a second HLS company

The Global Positioning System ground system and missile warning satellites are examples of acquisition programs identified as problematic by the Government Accountability Office.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductMay 7, 2021Defense appropriators ‘disappointed’ with management of Space Force acquisitions
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