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GAO-08-899T - Environmental Satellites: Polar-orbiting Satellite Acquisition Faces Delays; Decisions Needed on Whether and How to Ensure Climate Data Continuity

Category
Legislative Agency Publications
Collection
GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions
SuDoc Class Number
GA 1.13:GAO-08-899T
Publisher
U.S. Government Printing Office
Date Issued
June 19, 2008
Report Number
GAO-08-899T
Document Type
Testimony
Subject
Climate, Climate change, Contract negotiations, Cost analysis, Cost control, Cost overruns, Data collection, Earth resources satellites, Earth sciences data systems, Environmental monitoring, Interagency relations, Operational testing, Procurement planning, Program evaluation, Program management, Risk assessment, Risk management, Satellites, Schedule slippages, Strategic planning, System vulnerabilities, Systems analysis, Systems conversions, Systems integration, Systems testing, Technology, Weather forecasting, National Polar-Orbiting Operational, Environmental Satellite System