NASA : briefing on National Aeronautics and Space Administration's programs and associated activities / [Cristina T Chaplain].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Chaplain, Cristina T.

Contributor:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (67 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration : briefing on National Aeronautics and Space Administration's programs and associated activities

Briefing on National Aeronautics and Space Administration's programs and associated activities

NASA programs

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

Summary:

NASA's activities span a broad range of complex and technical endeavors, from investigating the composition, evaluation, and resources of Mars; to working with international partners to complete and operate the International Space Station; to providing satellite and aircraft observations of Earth for scientific and weather forecasting; to developing new technologies designed to improve air flight safety. The agency currently engages in these endeavors against a backdrop of growing national government fiscal imbalance and budget deficits that are straining all federal agencies' resources. Although NASA's budget represents less than 2 percent of the federal government's discretionary budget, the agency is increasingly being asked to expand its portfolio to support important scientific missions, including the study of climate change. Therefore, it is important that these resources be managed as effectively and efficiently as possible. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-422) directed us to review whether NASA's programs and associated activities with a fiscal year 2009 funding level over $50 million are duplicative with other activities of the federal government. We briefed the committees on the results of our review, and this letter summarizes that briefing, including our scope and methodology, which is reprinted in full as enclosure I.

Notes:

Title from p.1 caption title screen (GAO, viewed Oct. 26, 2009).

"October 15, 2009."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-10-87R."

OCLC:

459730667