NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Assistant Inspector General for Auditing
Active Projects
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT, Evelyn Klemstine, Assistant Inspector General for Auditing
| Assign. No. |
Title/Objective |
| A-09-009-00 |
Audit of NASA’s Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
To evaluate NASA’s compliance with Recovery Act provisions and the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget’s implementing guidance, and to monitor the use of funds provided by the Act.
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HUMAN CAPITAL & INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT, Daniel Devlin, Director
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Title/Objective |
| A-09-005-00 |
Audit of NASA’s Transition Planning and Health Care Activities for the Astronaut Corps
To determine (1) the adequacy of the Flight Crew Operations Directorate’s planning and implementation efforts to achieve its transition objectives relative to astronauts, and (2) whether Johnson Space Center has taken corrective actions that (a) meet the intent of the recommendations in the Astronaut Health Care System reviews and (b) were implemented appropriately.
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| A-09-002-00 |
Audit of NASA Facility Maintenance Funds Prioritization and Utilization
To evaluate NASA’s efforts to select and fund maintenance projects and determine whether NASA is in compliance with Federal and Agency requirements as well as a Congressional directive to reduce its maintenance backlog over the next 5 years.
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| A-09-007-00 |
Audit of NASA Shared Services Center’s Human Resources Services
To assess the effectiveness of the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) in providing human resources (HR) services to NASA. Specifically, we will determine whether NASA is achieving expected cost savings through the consolidation of HR services at NSSC; whether NASA has redirected resources efficiently to other critical mission related activities; and whether HR service-level indicators used to measure NSSC performance are appropriate.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDITS, Mark Jenson, Director
| Assign. No. |
Title/Objective |
| A-09-006-00 |
Audit of NASA’s Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Statements
Ernst & Young LLP, an independent public accounting firm, is contracted to perform NASA’s fiscal year 2008 consolidated financial statement audit with oversight by the OIG staff. The audit will be conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 07-04, “Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements,” August 25, 2008, and subsequent issuances.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, Wen Song, Director
| Assign. No. |
Title/Objective |
| A-09-008-00 |
Audit of NASA’s Enterprise Document Management System (EDMS)
To determine whether NASA’s management, operational, and technical controls for the Enterprise Document Management System are adequate to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of EDMS data.
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| A-09-004-00 |
Audit of NASA’s Compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act and Agency Privacy Management Requirements for Fiscal Year 2009
To evaluate NASA’s compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act and Agency Privacy Management requirements and provide the Office of Management and Budget with our independent assessment. We will also assess Agency processes for continuously monitoring information system security controls essential for maintaining the confidentially, integrity, and availability of NASA systems and data.
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| A-08-006-01 |
NASA’s Reporting of National Security Systems
To determine the adequacy of NASA’s policies and procedures to ensure proper reporting of its classified IT systems (national security systems).
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SPACE OPERATIONS, Raymond Tolomeo (acting), Director
| Assign. No. |
Title/Objective |
| A-09-011-00 |
Audit of NASA’s Launch Services Program
To determine whether NASA’s Launch Services Program provides expendable launch vehicles (ELVs) that are safe, timely, and cost-effective.
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| A-09-003-00 |
Audit of NASA’s Management of Ares I Human-Rating Requirements
To evaluate the management of the human-rating requirements for the Ares I Project.
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| A-08-005-00 |
Foreign National Access to NASA’s Export-Controlled Technology
To evaluate whether NASA contractors and grantees, including universities, have effectively controlled the transfer of critical technologies and technical information to foreign nationals and countries of concern and whether NASA adequately reviewed publications and presentations for export-controlled technology prior to their release.
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SCIENCE & AERONAUTICS RESEARCH, Raymond Tolomeo, Director
| Assign. No. |
Title/Objective |
| A-09-010-00 |
Audit of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Occupational Safety Program Office and Construction Safety Program
To determine whether the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has implemented appropriate internal controls to provide effective oversight of contractors and subcontractors performing on-site construction projects.
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| A-08-019-00 |
Audit of NASA’s Management of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission
To determine whether NASA’s project management of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) has adequately addressed the risks associated with the joint acquisition strategy and the potential data gap between Landsat 5, Landsat 7, and LDCM.
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| A-08-016-00 |
Audit of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Contract Earned Award Terms and Award Fees
To determine whether the earned award terms and award fee amounts paid to the California Institute of Technology for operation of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory were appropriately calculated and justified.
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| A-08-004-00 |
Audit of NASA’s Efforts in Support of the Joint Planning and Development Office to Develop the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)
To determine whether NASA is working effectively with the Joint Planning and Development Office to accomplish the NextGen development. This audit will be conducted with the assistance of the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General.
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