RELATED January 29, 2026 test page January 26, 2026 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Streamlining Probationary and Trial Period Appeals” proposed rule January 21, 2026 At-Will Employment: What the Federal Government Can Learn from States 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)