United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-10-29 monographic deposited born digital 10 p. GA 1.13:T-GGD-98-22 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-98-22 P0b002ee180391127 f:gg98022t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-98-22 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-98-22 T-GGD-98-22 Officer personnel Civilian employees Atmospheric research Oceanographic research Military compensation Fringe benefits Comparative analysis Defense contingency planning Mobilization Testimony GGD The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Corps is a uniformed service whose offices carry out various navigational and scientific duties and whose members are covered by a military-like compensation system. An earlier GAO report (GAO/GGD-97-10, Oct. 1996) addressed (1) issues concerning the NOAA Corps as a uniformed services with military-like pay, allowances, and benefits and (2) what the costs would be if federal civilian employees carried out the Corps' functions. This testimony discusses the findings of that report. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-98-22/html/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-98-22.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-98-22/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-98-22.pdf GAO/T-GGD-98-22 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-98-22 Testimony GAO/T-GGD-98-22; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Issues on the Civilianization of the Commissioned Corps; Officer personnel Civilian employees Atmospheric research Oceanographic research Military compensation Fringe benefits Comparative analysis Defense contingency planning Mobilization