RELATED March 31, 2026 The State of Federal Data Products in 2025 March 24, 2026 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Managing Senior Professional Performance” March 24, 2026 Partnership for Public Service's public comments on OPM's "Performance Appraisal for Non-SES Federal Employees" Back to Reports NASA Management Challenges: Human Capital and Other Critical Areas Need to be Addressed July 18, 2002 This report discusses and offers recommendations for the four major management challenges that GAO identified at NASA in our latest Performance and Accountability Series report. These challenges include: (1) strengthening human capital; (2) controlling International Space Station costs; (3) implementing a faster, better, cheaper approach to space exploration; and (4) correcting weaknesses in contract management. Download (418k)