NASA CONTRACTOR WHISTLEBLOWERS

Steps Taken to Implement Program but Improvements to Timeliness and Guidance Needed

NASA obligated over $18 billion in contracts and more than $1 billion in grants in fiscal year 2016, and it relies on a significant number of contractor and grantee employees to accomplish its work. These employees are legally protected from reprisal—such as demotion or firing—for whistleblowing...