United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-05-12 monographic deposited born digital 34 p. GA 1.13:RCED-95-77 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-77 P0b002ee1803a1bdd f:rc95077 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-77 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-77 RCED-95-77 Coast Guard Ships Oceanographic research Agency missions Interagency relations Water transportation operations Scientific research Cost analysis Budget cuts University National Oceanographic Laboratory System Seattle (WA) Coast Guard Polar Science Upgrade Project Coast Guard Reliability Improvement Project Arctic Ocean Letter Report RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the justification for the National Science Foundation's (NSF) proposed procurement of an icebreaking research vessel.<p/>GAO found that: (1) NSF and the scientific community have not demonstrated an increase in icebreaker requirements since 1990 to sufficiently justify a fifth icebreaker vessel; (2) the three icebreakers currently in operation are underutilized and no research cruises in the Arctic region are planned for 1995 or 1996; (3) a fourth icebreaker is being built for the Coast Guard to serve as an Arctic research vessel; and (4) many Arctic scientists justify the acquisition of the proposed vessel on the grounds that the Coast Guard is unwilling and unable to provide reliable support to Arctic research activities, although the Coast Guard's commitment to Arctic research has recently improved. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-77/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-77.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-77/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-77.pdf GAO/RCED-95-77 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-77 Letter Report GAO/RCED-95-77; National Science Foundation: Need for Additional Icebreaking Research Vessel Not Demonstrated; Coast Guard Ships Oceanographic research Agency missions Interagency relations Water transportation operations Scientific research Cost analysis Budget cuts University National Oceanographic Laboratory System Seattle (WA) Coast Guard Polar Science Upgrade Project Coast Guard Reliability Improvement Project Arctic Ocean