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 1997-07-24 monographic deposited born digital 10 p. GA 1.13:T-NSIAD-97-178 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-178 P0b002ee1803995d5 f:ns97178t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-178 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-178 T-NSIAD-97-178 Interagency relations Cost control Strategic planning Space exploration Aerospace research Congressional oversight Unobligated budget balances Budget administration Total obligational authority NASA Space Station Program NASA Earth Observing System Testimony NSIAD GAO discussed the major management challenges currently facing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), focusing on: (1) the NASA programs and activities GAO sees as priorities for possible congressional action and oversight; and (2) how the Government Performance and Results Act could help in addressing the major management challenges that NASA faces.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) NASA has identified the major overall challenge it faces, to manage a world-class research and development agency for aeronautics and space science and technology in an environment of diminishing resources; (2) NASA has reduced its program plans substantially over the past several years to align them better with likely budgets; (3) however, recent plans for balancing the federal budget may require NASA to absorb additional reductions; (4) to help adjust its programs to likely budgets, NASA began a number of years ago to develop and refine a strategic plan and strategic planning process; (5) key laws, such as the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 and the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, are intended to provide a framework for congressional oversight of agency strategic planning and management to accomplish goals; (6) NASA's strategic planning provides an appropriate starting point for discussing many of the management challenges the agency faces; (7) overall, GAO sees 11 challenges for NASA management; (8) these challenges fall into two categories, three that require immediate attention and eight that warrant "watchful waiting," or more routine, periodic oversight; (9) a primary distinction between the two categories is that the management challenges in GAO's first category may require congressional action to help resolve; and (10) at the Committee's request, GAO provided information several months ago on all 11 challenges. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-178/html/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-178.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-178/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-178.pdf GAO/T-NSIAD-97-178 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-178 Testimony GAO/T-NSIAD-97-178; NASA: Major Management Challenges; Interagency relations Cost control Strategic planning Space exploration Aerospace research Congressional oversight Unobligated budget balances Budget administration Total obligational authority NASA Space Station Program NASA Earth Observing System