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Contractors continue to win award fees despite SLS and Orion delays
A new report from the Government Accountability Office found that the prime contractors for the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft received hundreds of millions of dollars in award fees despite continued issues that will likely lead to further delays in the programs.
GAO in a spat with Raytheon over critical report of GPS ground control system
Raytheon says GAO never discussed its findings on the OCX program with the company. The watchdog agency disagrees.
Watchdog report: Pentagon does not keep close tabs on space programs and workforce
Auditors found that DoD does not collect and maintain comprehensive data on its space acquisition workforce.
Commercial crew delays threaten access to ISS, GAO warns
Amid growing concerns about commercial crew delays, a GAO report recommended NASA share more schedule information with Congress and develop contingency plans to maintain access to the International Space Station.
GAO warns JWST could face more delays and cost overruns
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces the high probability of additional delays that could cause the telescope to exceed its cost cap, the U.S. Government Accountability Office warned in a Feb. 28 report.
GAO warns of further delays in certifying commercial crew vehicles
As the two companies developing commercial crew systems reiterated that they were on schedule to carry out test flights later this year, a government analysis of schedules concluded those vehicles may not be certified to carry NASA astronauts until late 2019 or early 2020.
GAO drops one weather satellite from list of high-risk missions, but adds another
The government watchdog removed NOAA's GOES geostationary orbit weather satellite program, which successfully launched in November.
NASA developing contingency plan for commercial crew delays
NASA plans to complete by the middle of March a contingency plan for ensuring access to the International Space Station should its two commercial crew partners suffer additional delays.
Report finds commercial spaceports confused about insurance requirements
A new report recommends that the FAA do more to assist commercial spaceports in determining their insurance requirements, but stops short of calling for regulatory changes regarding coverage for non-federal facilities.
Does the Pentagon need a Space Acquisition Agency?
U.S. Defense Department leaders suggested to the Government Accountability Office that to improve the management and oversight of the national security space enterprise, the Pentagon should consider creating a single space force, one that would handle duties currently assigned to the Defense Department and the National Reconnaissance Office.
GAO: Missile Defense Agency is using “high risk” approach for additional interceptors
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is using a high-risk acquisition approach to bolster its number of ground-based interceptors and counter growing threats from North Korea, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
GAO Rejects Protest of $1.2 Billion NASA Services Contract
Syncom Space Services is moving ahead on a $1.2 billion support services contract at NASA’s Stennis Space Center and Michoud Assembly Facility after the U.S. Government Accountability Office denied a protest from Jacobs Technology.
