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Environmental satellites : launch delayed; NOAA faces key decisions on timing of future satellites: testimony before the Subcommittee on Environment and Oversight, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives / statement of David A. Powner.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, author.
- Series:
- Testimony ; GAO-16-143T.
- Testimony ; GAO-16-143T
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Management.
- United States.
- United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- Meteorological satellites--Government policy--United States.
- Meteorological satellites.
- Satellites--Remote sensing--Government policy--United States.
- Satellites.
- Management.
- Meteorological satellites--Government policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (21 pages) : color illustrations, color map.
- Other Title:
- Launch delayed; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration faces key decisions on timing of future satellites
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2015.
- Summary:
- "NOAA is procuring the next generation of polar and geostationary weather satellites to replace aging satellites that are approaching the end of their useful lives. GAO has reported that gaps in polar satellite coverage and in backup coverage for geostationary satellites are likely in the near future. Given the criticality of satellite data to weather forecasts, concerns that problems and delays on the new satellite programs will result in gaps in the continuity of critical satellite data, and the impact such gaps could have on the health and safety of the U.S. population, GAO added mitigating weather satellite gaps to its High-Risk List in 2013 and it remained on the list in 2015. GAO was asked to testify, among other things, on the cause and impact of a recent launch delay on the GOES-R program, and the status and key remaining challenges on the JPSS program. To do so, GAO relied on prior reports issued from 2012 to 2015 as well as on ongoing work on both programs. That work included analyzing progress reports and interviewing officials. What GAO Recommends. GAO is not making any new recommendations in this statement, but--since 2012--has made 23 recommendations to NOAA to strengthen its satellite acquisition programs and contingency plans. The department agreed with GAO's recommendations and is taking steps to implement them. To date, NOAA has implemented 6 recommendations and is working to address the remaining 17. Timely implementation of these recommendations will help mitigate program risks."--Highlights page.
- Notes:
- "December 10, 2015."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed on March 3, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 934827391
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