NOAA aircraft : aging fleet and future challenges underscore the need for a capital asset plan : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Marine and Aviation Operations--Management.

United States.

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Marine and Aviation Operations.

Airplanes--Management.

Airplanes.

Airlines--Finance.

Airlines.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 24 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft : aging fleet and future challenges underscore the need for a capital asset plan

Aging fleet and future challenges underscore the need for a capital asset plan

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2014.

Summary:

"NOAA's aircraft play a critical role in collecting scientific data to help NOAA advance understanding of changes in the environment and manage ocean and coastal resources. NOAA uses its aircraft for a wide range of scientific missions. In fiscal year 2013, NOAA's aircraft flew hundreds of flights and logged about 3,900 flight hours. NOAA officials predict that expanding mission needs will lead to increased demand for aircraft services. To address such challenges, NOAA has been working to improve its capital asset planning and management for aircraft. A House committee report on the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, mandated GAO to examine various issues regarding NOAA's aircraft. This report examines (1) the status of NOAA's efforts to improve its aircraft planning and management and the extent to which these efforts reflect leading practices and (2) challenges NOAA faces in improving its aircraft asset planning and management. GAO analyzed aircraft cost and flight hour data from fiscal year 2004 through fiscal year 2013, reviewed agency planning and management documents, and interviewed agency officials. GAO reviewed capital asset planning guidance from OMB to identify leading practices. GAO recommends that the NOAA Administrator ensure that the agency links and integrates its multiple planning efforts as it finalizes a comprehensive capital asset plan for aircraft. NOAA concurred with the recommendation."--Highlights.

Notes:

"July 2014."

"GAO-14-566."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed September 12, 2014).

OCLC:

891376542