Review of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate Portfolio

With a fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget of $1.1 billion and approximately 2,500 projects under its management, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) oversees a portfolio of space technology investments that support the Agency as it seeks to sustain and extend human activities in space, explore the solar system, search for evidence of past and present life, expand the commercial space economy, and ensure American global leadership in space technology.

In this audit, the Office of Inspector General examined the extent to which NASA’s management of its STMD portfolio aligns to space technology needs and whether performance measures and outcomes reflect the Directorate’s goals.