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 2007-06-07 monographic deposited born digital 31 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-910T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-910T P0b002ee18037ed5b f:d07910t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-910T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-910T GAO-07-910T Contract modifications Cost analysis Cost control Cost overruns Earth resources satellites Federal procurement Interagency relations Procurement planning Program evaluation Program management Risk assessment Schedule slippages Strategic planning Weather Weather forecasting Work measurement National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Testimony A70427 The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) is a tri-agency acquisition--managed by the Departments of Commerce and Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration--which experienced escalating costs, schedule delays, and technical difficulties. These factors led to a June 2006 decision to restructure the program thereby decreasing its complexity, increasing its estimated cost to $12.5 billion, and delaying the first two satellites by 3 to 5 years. GAO was asked to summarize a report being released today that (1) assesses progress in restructuring the acquisition, (2) evaluates progress in establishing an effective management structure, and (3) identifies the status and key risks on the program's major segments. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-910T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-910T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-910T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-910T.pdf GAO-07-910T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-910T Testimony GAO-07-910T; Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites: Restructuring Is Under Way, but Challenges and Risks Remain; Contract modifications Cost analysis Cost control Cost overruns Earth resources satellites Federal procurement Interagency relations Procurement planning Program evaluation Program management Risk assessment Schedule slippages Strategic planning Weather Weather forecasting Work measurement National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Public Law 109-163 Public Law 109-364