RELATED July 03, 2025 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Suitability and Fitness” proposed rule June 23, 2025 Mad Money: The public believes the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government will harm the U.S. economy and make the country less safe June 23, 2025 Public Service Leadership Model Pocket Guide 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)