Participation in the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) assists users in improving the availability, reliability, maintainability, quality and safety of their systems and equipment. This information may result in the significant prevention of unplanned expenditures or equipment and system malfunctions, elimination of duplicate efforts, and, more importantly, reduced injuries and saved lives.
Since GIDEP's inception, participants have reported over $2.1 billion in prevention of unplanned expenditures. That means without GIDEP, participants potentially could have realized additional expenses of over $2.1 billion.
Specifically, NASA has a reported cost avoidance of over $55 million between Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 and FY 2014:
| FY 2010 | FY 2011 | FY 2012 | FY 2013 | FY 2014 | Total |
| $764,279 | $51,664,589 | $491,034 | $1,085,787 | $1,105,367 | $55,111,056 |