operational polarorbiting environmental satellite program / satellite operations / data processing load / algorithmic processing / microwave energy / manufacturing development / planned demonstration satellite / operational polar-orbiting meteorological satellite systems / satellite program / technology development phase / environment-monitoring satellite system / environmental satellite programs / polar-orbiting environment satellite systems / technology development / technology microwave sounder / data processing centers / satellite coverage / important tool / satellite system / operational polar satellite configuration / satellite makes / last satellite / rescue satellite / satellite data / satellite systems / satellite programs / nonenvironmental search / communications satellites / data communications infrastructure / real-time data / weather products / preliminary risk-reduction satellite / shared processing agreement / technology projects / oceanographic products / data processing systems / satellite data processing centers / infrastructure supporting satellite data processing / technological systems / /
Organization
House of Representatives POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES Technical Problems / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Executive Committee / office of Management and Budget / Naval Oceanographic Office / Integrated Program Office / President’s Office / Air Force Weather Agency / Department of Interior / NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service / Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center / Committee on Science / NOAA’s National Weather Service / House of Representatives For Release / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Air Force / United States Government Accountability Office / Department of Defense / /
Person
David A. Powner / / /
Position
President / moving forward / Director Information Technology Management Issues / contractor / Governor / Chairman / /
Technology
radiation / Information Technology / microwave / /
GAO-06-249T Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites: Technical Problems, Cost Increases, and Schedule Delays Trigger Need for Difficult Trade-off Decisions