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 2006-09-06 monographic deposited born digital 46 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-993 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-993 P0b002ee180393a2c f:d06993 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-993 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-993 GAO-06-993 Contract administration Cost overruns Earth resources satellites Geosynchronous satellites Lessons learned Procurement planning Program evaluation Program management Satellites Weather forecasting NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Other Written Product A60332

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to procure the next generation of geostationary operational environmental satellites, called the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R series (GOES-R). This new series is considered critical to the United States' ability to maintain the continuity of data required for weather forecasting through the year 2028. GAO was asked to (1) determine the status of and plans for the GOES-R series procurement, and (2) identify and evaluate the actions that the program management team is taking to ensure that past problems experienced in procuring other satellite programs are not repeated. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-993/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-993.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-993/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-993.pdf GAO-06-993 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-993 Other Written Product GAO-06-993; Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Steps Remain in Incorporating Lessons Learned from Other Satellite Programs; Contract administration Cost overruns Earth resources satellites Geosynchronous satellites Lessons learned Procurement planning Program evaluation Program management Satellites Weather forecasting NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Title 710 Section 2433 710 U.S.C. 2433 Public Law 109-163