United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-11-18 monographic deposited born digital 21 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-253T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-253T P0b002ee180395012 f:d04253t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-253T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-253T GAO-04-253T Satellites Space exploration Policy evaluation Procurement policy Cost overruns Schedule slippages Research and development Testimony A08885

The Department of Defense is spending nearly $18 billion annually to develop, acquire, and operate satellites and other spacerelated systems. The majority of satellite programs that GAO has reviewed over the past 2 decades experienced problems that increased costs, delayed schedules, and increased performance risk. In some cases, capabilities have not been delivered to the warfighter after decades of development. DOD has recently implemented a new acquisition policy, which sets the stage for decision making on individual space programs. GAO was asked to testify on its assessment of the new policy. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-253T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-253T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-253T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-253T.pdf GAO-04-253T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-253T Testimony GAO-04-253T; Defense Acquisitions: Improvements Needed in Space Systems Acquisition Policy to Optimize Growing Investment in Space; Satellites Space exploration Policy evaluation Procurement policy Cost overruns Schedule slippages Research and development Title 10 Section 2220 Title 10 Section 2433 Title 10 Section 2435 10 U.S.C. 2220 10 U.S.C. 2433 10 U.S.C. 2435