Chapter
Overview of the GOES-R Program
Prior Report Noted Challenges with Instrument Development and Recommended Steps to Improve Management and Oversight
GOES-R IS IN DEVELOPMENT, BUT DELAYS IN KEY PROGRAM MILESTONES HAVE ENDANGERED
SATELLITE CONTINUITY
Progress Continues to Be Made on GOES-R Procurement, but Much Work Remains to Be Completed on the Flight and Ground Projects
Flight Project—Progress Made, but Two Instruments Have Experienced Technical Challenges
Ground Project—Development Is Under Way, but Important Work Remains to Be Done
Continued Delays in Launch Dates Put the Continuity of Satellite Operations at Risk
NOAA HAS NOT ESTABLISHED ADEQUATE CONTINUITY PLANS FOR ITS GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES
NOAA’S EFFORTS TO INVOLVE EXTERNAL GOES DATA USERS, PRIORITIZE THEIR DATA NEEDS, AND COMMUNICATE PROGRAM STATUS HAVE SHORTFALLS
Key GOES Data Users Have Been Identified, but Efforts to Involve Other Federal Agencies and Prioritize Their Data Needs Are Not Sufficient
NOAA Has Not Effectively Communicated with Other
Federal Agencies
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION
APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY
Chapter 2:
ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES:
STRATEGY NEEDED TO SUSTAIN
CRITICAL CLIMATE AND SPACE WEATHER MEASUREMENTS
Current Environmental Satellite Programs Include Both Operational and Research Satellites
Operational Environmental Satellites
Environmental Satellite Data and Products
An Overview of Climate Products and Uses
An Overview of Space Weather Products and Uses
Federal Responsibilities for Environmental Satellites, Satellite Data Processing, and Climate and Space Weather Products
Space Weather Responsibilities
Interagency Coordination of Satellite-Provided Environmental Observations
Executive Oversight of Federal Environmental Observations
Prior GAO Reports Recommended Developing Plans to Restore Cancelled Instruments
FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE NOT ESTABLISHED PLANS TO RESTORE ALL CAPABILITIES REMOVED FROM THE NPOESS AND GOES-R PROGRAMS
Federal Efforts to Ensure the Long-term Provision of Satellite Climate Data Are Insufficient
FEDERAL AGENCIES LACK A STRATEGY FOR THE LONG-TERM PROVISION OF SPACE WEATHER DATA
Recommendations for Executive Action
AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION
APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY
APPENDIX II: KEY FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH
CLIMATE AND SPACE WEATHER RESPONSIBILITIES
APPENDIX III: FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTICIPATE IN INTERAGENCY
COORDINATION GROUPS
Environmental Satellites: Features and Acquisition Plans
( Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology )
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