1 option
Space acquisitions DOD needs a departmentwide strategy for pursuing low-cost, responsive tactical space capabilities : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives United States Government Accountability Office
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Defense--Procurement.
- United States.
- Astronautics, Military--United States.
- Astronautics, Military.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Contained In:
- ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection
- Other Title:
- Department of Defense needs a departmentwide strategy for pursuing low cost, responsive tactical space capabilities
- Space acquisitions Department of Defense needs a departmentwide strategy for pursuing low cost, responsive tactical space capabilities
- DOD needs a departmentwide strategy for pursuing low-cost, responsive tactical space capabilities
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Accountability Office 2006
- Summary:
- This Government Accountability Office (GAO) report addresses the request to (1) examine the outcomes to date of Department of Defense's (DOD) TacSat and small, low-cost launch vehicle efforts, (2) identify the challenges in pursuing these efforts, and (3) determine whether experiences with these efforts could inform DOD's major space system acquisitions. GAO recommends that DOD assign accountability for developing and implementing a departmentwide strategy for pursuing low-cost tactical capabilities---both satellite and launch vehicles---and identify corresponding funding. In commenting on the report, DOD agreed with the recommendation
- Notes:
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC
- Includes bibliographical references
- Vendor supplied data
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version United States Government Accountability Office Space acquisitions CIS 2006 J942-85
- Print version United States Government Accountability Office Space acquisitions
- Publisher Number:
- CMP-2006-GAO-0375
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.