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Mission Support

Laura Nicolosi, Director

The work of the Mission Support Directorate helps NASA ensure that it has the infrastructure and administrative support needed to accomplish its mission-critical projects and programs. The Mission Support Directorate’s areas of focus include facilities, physical security, human capital, education, export controls, patents and licensing, procurement and contract management, travel, and transportation management. Below you will find links to audit reports produced by the Mission Support Directorate over the last 5 years.

• February 14, 2013
  NASA's Environmental Remediation Efforts at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory
  (IG-13-007)
• February 12, 2013
  NASA's Efforts to Reduce Unneeded Infrastructure and Facilities
  (IG-13-008)
• August 9, 2012
  NASA's Infrastructure and Facilities: An Assesment of the Agency's Real Property Leasing Practices
  (IG-12-020)
• August 3, 2012
  Audit of NASA Grant Awarded to HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
  (IG-12-019)
• July 26, 2012
  Audit of NASA Grants to the Philadelphia College Opportunity Resources for Education
  (IG-12-018)
• June 22, 2012
  Audit of NASA Grants Awarded to the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission's U.S. Space and Rocket Center
  (IG-12-016)
• March 14, 2012
  Final Memorandum on NASA's Compliance with Provisions of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act of 2009 - Management of Cost-Reimbursement Contracts
  (IG-12-014)
• February 02, 2012
  NASA's Management of Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Contracts Funded by the Recovery Act (IG-12-009-R)
• December 19, 2011
  NASA's Infrastructure and Facilities: An Assessment of the Agency's Real Property Master Planning(IG-12-008)
• September 12, 2011
  NASA's Grant Administration and Management (IG-11-026)
  Evaluation of Agency Comments on the Audit of NASA's Grant Administration and Management (October 27, 2011)
• September 1, 2011
  NASA's Use of Recovery Act Funds to Repair Hurricane Damage at Johnson Space Center (IG-11-025)
• August10, 2011
  NASA's Payments for Academic Training and Degrees (IG-11-023)
• March 2, 2011
  Audit of NASA's Facilities Maintenance (IG-11-015)
• February 1, 2011
  Status of Services Transferred from NASA Centers and Headquarters to the NASA Shared Service Center (IG-11-013)
• July 27, 2010
  Audit of NASA'S Recovery Act Procurement Actions at Johnson Space Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, Langley Research Center, and Ames Research Center (IG-10-017)
• July 6, 2010
  NASA's Astronaut Corps: Status of Corrective Actions Related to Health Care Activities (IG-10-016)
• June 1, 2010
  Final Memorandum on the Review of NASA's Payment of Task Order 389 to United Launch Alliance (IG-10-010)
• May 20, 2010
  Final Memorandum on Review of Open Audit Recommendations Affecting Recovery Act Activities (IG-10-014)
• February 4, 2010
  NASA's Compliance with Federal Export Control Laws and Risks Associated with the Illegal Transfer or Theft of Sensitive Technologies (IG-10-007)
• January 5, 2010
  Final Memorandum on Analysis of NASA's Final Agency-Wide Recovery Act Plan (IG-10-006)
• January 5, 2010
  Final Memorandum on Analysis of NASA's Final Program-Specific Recovery Act Plans (IG-10-005)
• July 27, 2009
  Opportunities to Improve the Management of the Space Flight Awareness Honoree Launch Conference Event (IG-09-017)
• July 14, 2009
  Improvements Needed in NASA's Oversight and Monitoring of Small Business Contractor Transfers of Export-Controlled Technologies (IG-09-018)
• April 24, 2009
  Final Memorandum on the Audit of NASA's Implementation of Defense Contract Audit Agency Audit Recommendations during the Administration of Cost-Reimbursable Procurement Actions (IG-09-014)
• March 19, 2009
  Evaluation and Oversight of NASA's University-Affiliated Spaceport Technology Development Contract Needed Improvement (IG-09-012)
• January 29, 2009
  Required Registration Fee for the 2008 NASA General Counsel Conference (IG-09-010)
  
  Addendum: 03/31/09 Addendum to Results of Review of Required Registration Fee for the 2008 NASA General Counsel Conference
• October 29, 2008
  NASA's Conference Planning Process Needs Improvement (IG-09-002)
• September 25, 2008
  Final Memorandum on NASA's Development of the Integrated Asset Management - Property, Pant, and Equipment Module to provide Identified Benefits (IG-08-032)
• September 18, 2008
  Cost Estimates Used to Support the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request for NASA's Constellation Program Could Have Been Better Documented (IG-08-030)
• August 28, 2008
  "Final Memorandum Regarding Potential Overpayment to Contractor" (IG-08-028)
• July 22, 2008
  NASA's Compliance with Federal Export Control Laws and Risks Associated with the Illegal Transfer or Theft of Sensitive Technologies (IG-08-022)
• September 28, 2007
  Final Memorandum on the Audit of Requirements for Testing Facilities at Plum Brook Station (IG-07-033)
• September 28, 2007
  System Integration Testing of the Systems, Applications, and Products Version Update Project Needed Improvement (IG-07-031)
  
  Addendum: 01/14/08 Addendun to the Final Report on System Integration Testing of the Systems, Applications, and Product Version Updated Needed Improvement
• September 18, 2007
  Final Memorandum on Audit of NASA Education and Training Grants (IG-07-029-R)
• July 20, 2007
  Letter to Congress, "NASA's Compliance with Federal Export Control Laws and Risk Associated with Illegal Transfer or Theft of Sensitive Technologies" (ML-07-010)
• July 20, 2007
  Internal Controls over NASA's Transit Subsidy Program at Headquarters and Goddard Space Flight Center Needed Improvement (IG-07-022)
• May 17, 2007
  NASA Mission Management and Program Support Aircraft A-76 Studies (IG-07-015)
• March 30, 2007
  Final Memorandum Addressing Unneccessary Subcontract Costs and Other Deficiencies in Goddard Space Flight Center's Multiple Award Schedule Procurement Process (ML-07-006)
  
  Addendum: 09/05/07 Addendum to Final Memorandum Addressing Unnecessary Subcontract Costs and Other Deficiencies in Goddard Space Flight Center's Multiple Award Schedule Procurement Process
• November 21, 2006
  Governance of the Systems, Applications, and Products Version Update Project Needs Improvement (IG-07-003)
• November 2, 2006
  Final Memorandum on Observations on the Review and Approval of Glenn Research Center's Relocation of the Altitude Combustion Stand Facility (ML-07-001)
  
  Addendum: 02/20/07 Addendum to Final Memorandum on Observations on the Review and Approval of Glenn Research Center's Relocation of the Altitude Combustion Stand Facility