Re-Focus on Risk with New Risk Management SATERN Courses
May 16, 2025
4-minute read
The Agency Risk Management Officer, with support from the NASA Safety Center and the Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership, has developed four new risk-focused training courses.
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Updated Handbook Takes a Comprehensive and Integrated Approach to Risk Management
March 12, 2025
2-minute read
NASA’s Risk Management (RM) program recently released an updated version of the RM Handbook. This marks the first update to the handbook since the initial version was released in 2011.
Cancellation of NPR 8705.5 Reflects Evolution of NASA Policy for Safety and Mission Success
January 04, 2023
3-minute read
NPR 8705.5, Technical Probabilistic Risk Assessment Procedures for Safety and Mission Success for NASA Programs and Projects was cancelled, a move consistent with the policy direction to be more objectives-driven, as defined in the recent update to NPD 8700.1, NASA Policy for Safety and Mission Success.
Changes to NPR 8000.4 Reflect Increased Relevancy of Cyber-Related Threats
April 22, 2022
3-minute read
Revision C of NPR 8000.4, Agency Risk Management Procedural Requirements went into effect on April 19, 2022. The changes made primarily reflect the increasing relevance of cyber-related threats and incidents across both government agencies and the private sector. The update reflects an action item from the NASA Enterprise Protection Board to the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance to make the subject of cybersecurity and cyber risk explicit within NPR 8000.4.
OSMA Hosts Risk Management Summit to Address Key Challenges and Opportunities
December 12, 2014
2-minute read
The Office of Safety and Mission Assurance hosted a Risk Management (RM) summit to address key RM challenges and opportunities for the agency.