United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-07-18 monographic deposited born digital 22 p. GA 1.13:T-NSIAD-96-207 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-96-207 P0b002ee180383ebf f:ns96207t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-96-207 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-96-207 T-NSIAD-96-207 Unobligated budget balances Budget administration Budget authority Total obligational authority Aerospace contracts Appropriated funds Cost-based budgeting Space exploration Aerospace research Contract costs NASA Mission to Planet Earth Program Testimony NSIAD GAO discussed the extent of carryover budget balances for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Mission to Planet Earth program and other NASA programs. GAO noted that: (1) certain NASA program appropriations are available for obligation over a 2-year period; (2) carryover balances in these program areas totalled $3.6 billion by the end of fiscal year (FY) 1995; (3) NASA estimated that $654 million in total budget authority from these programs would be carried over from FY 1996; (4) NASA expects $631 million in program funding to be carried over in FY 1998; (5) large carryover balances are due in part to NASA banking its budget authority to cover costs incurred in later years; (6) NASA and its chief financial officer have recommended actions to reduce carryover balances that exceed certain thresholds; and (7) carryover balances should be examined over time to better determine the thresholds for individual programs. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-96-207/html/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-96-207.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-96-207/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-96-207.pdf GAO/T-NSIAD-96-207 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-96-207 Testimony GAO/T-NSIAD-96-207; NASA Budget: Carryover Balances in Selected Programs; Unobligated budget balances Budget administration Budget authority Total obligational authority Aerospace contracts Appropriated funds Cost-based budgeting Space exploration Aerospace research Contract costs NASA Mission to Planet Earth Program