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 2008-05-16 monographic deposited born digital 53 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-518 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-518 P0b002ee1803822b1 f:d08518 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-518 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-518 GAO-08-518 Climate 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 System vulnerabilities Systems conversions Systems integration Systems testing Technology Weather forecasting National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Other Written Product A81923 The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) is a triagency acquisition--managed by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)--that has experienced escalating costs, schedule delays, and technical difficulties. These factors led to a June 2006 decision to restructure the program by reducing the number of satellites and sensors, increasing estimated costs to $12.5 billion, and delaying the first two satellites by 3 to 5 years. Among other objectives, GAO was asked to evaluate progress in restructuring the acquisition, assess the status of key program components and risks, and assess NASA's, NOAA's, and DOD's plans for obtaining the data originally planned to be collected by NPOESS sensors, but eliminated by the restructuring. To do so, GAO analyzed program and contractor data, attended program reviews, and interviewed agency officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-518/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-518.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-518/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-518.pdf GAO-08-518 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-518 Other Written Product GAO-08-518; Environmental Satellites: Polar-orbiting Satellite Acquisition Faces Delays; Decisions Needed on Whether and How to Ensure Climate Data Continuity; Climate 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 System vulnerabilities Systems conversions Systems integration Systems testing Technology Weather forecasting National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Public Law 109-163 Public Law 109-364