Washington / DC / Washington / D.C. / Pittsburgh / /
Company
NPOESS / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / / /
Event
Environmental Issue / M&A / /
Facility
National Institute of Standards and Technology / Software Engineering Institute / NOAA headquarters / /
IndustryTerm
satellite makes / satellite data gap / land surface products / satellite data / operational polar-orbiting meteorological satellite systems / afternoon polar satellite data / climate products / polar satellite data / polar-orbiting environmental satellite systems / Satellite sensors / polar satellite coverage / polar satellite gap contingency plans / weather products / satellite products / satellite observations / atmospheric products / ocean products / polar-orbiting satellite system / demonstration satellite / satellite data processing / operational polar satellite constellation / final satellite / satellite system / weather satellite organization / /
Organization
National Institute of Standards and Technology / Software Engineering Institute / Committee on Science / Space / and Technology / Committee on Science / Space / and Technology House / House of Representatives / U.S. government / Sounder Cloud and Earth’s Radiant Energy System Cross-Track Infrared Sounder Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Department of Defense Interface Data Processing Segment Joint Cost and Schedule Confidence Level Joint Polar Satellite System Meteorological Operational / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Department of Commerce / Air Force / White House’s office of Science and Technology Policy / House of Representatives NOAA Identified Ways / Department of Defense / Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites / /
Person
Dave Powner / / /
Position
gov. United States Government Accountability Office Contents / contractor / Director / The Honorable Lamar Smith Chairman The Honorable Ralph Hall Chairman Emeritus / /
GAO[removed], POLAR WEATHER SATELLITES: NOAA Identified Ways to Mitigate Data Gaps, but Contingency Plans and Schedules Require Further Attention