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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.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductOct 31, 2019Air Force claims accomplishments in Space C2 program in wake of critical report

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.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductOct 30, 2019GAO report critical of Air Force space command and control program

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.

Mentioned as: U.S. Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductSep 25, 2019Blue Origin steps up call for change in Air Force launch procurement plan

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.

Mentioned as: government accountability officeOrg RelationshipSep 18, 2019Air Force confident NDAA will back its launch procurement strategy

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.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeOrg RelationshipAug 8, 2019What happened to the promise of hosted payloads? It’s complicated.

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.

Mentioned as: government accountability officeTechnical ProductJun 21, 2019GAO recommends NASA develop contingency plan for ISS access amid commercial crew delays

The Government Accountability Office released a report on 2019-06-19 examining the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft prime contractors.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductJun 19, 2019Contractors continue to win award fees despite SLS and Orion 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.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductJun 19, 2019Boeing to move space headquarters to Florida

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.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeNarrative GeneralJun 17, 2019House members seek to bolster commercial space offices in appropriations bill

The Government Accountability Office report included a Psyche cost range of $907,300,000 to $957,300,000.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeOrg RelationshipJun 15, 2019Psyche mission clears review

The Government Accountability Office issued its annual Assessments of Major Projects report on 2019-05-30.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductJun 3, 2019JWST and SLS drive up cost and schedule growth on NASA programs

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.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeOrg RelationshipMay 21, 2019Schedule woes for GPS 3 ground control system far from over, warns GAO

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.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeOrg RelationshipMay 21, 2019Schedule woes for GPS 3 ground control system far from over, warns GAO

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.

Mentioned as: government accountability officeNarrative GeneralMay 21, 2019Schedule woes for GPS 3 ground control system far from over, warns GAO

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.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductMay 20, 2019SpaceX files bid protest in federal court

SpaceX filed an initial protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office on 2020-02-11 regarding NASA procurement RLSP-35.

Mentioned as: U.S. Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductApr 5, 2019SpaceX drops protest of NASA launch contract

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.

Mentioned as: U.S. Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductMar 8, 2019GAO takes weather satellite program off watch list

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.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductFeb 13, 2019SpaceX protests NASA launch contract award

The Government Accountability Office has until 2019-05-22 to render a decision on SpaceX’s protest of the RLSP-35 contract.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductFeb 13, 2019SpaceX protests NASA launch contract award

SpaceX filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2019-02-11 over the award of the RLSP-35 NASA launch contract.

Mentioned as: Government Accountability OfficeTechnical ProductFeb 13, 2019SpaceX protests NASA launch contract award
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