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Date July 28, 2011 Report No. GAO-11-71 Title

Climate Engineering: Technical Status, Future Directions, and Potential Responses

GAO July 2011 United States Government Accountability Office Center for Science, Technology, and Engineering Report to Congressional Requester TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT Climate engineering Technical status, future directions, and potential responses 1 What is the current state of climate engineering technology and related science? Science Technology 2 What are potential future directions for research ...
Date Oct. 29, 2010 Report No. GAO-11-35 Title

Energy-Water Nexus: A Better and Coordinated Understanding of Water Resources Could Help Mitigate the Impacts of Potential Oil Shale Development

United States Government Accountability Office GAO October 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters ENERGY-WATER NEXUS A Better and Coordinated Understanding of Water Resources Could Help Mitigate the Impacts of Potential Oil Shale Development GAO-11-35 October 2010 ENERGY-WATER NEXUS Accountability • Integrity • Reliability A Better and Coordinated Understanding of Water Resources Could Help M...
Date Sept. 23, 2010 Report No. GAO-10-903 Title

Climate Change: A Coordinated Strategy Could Focus Federal Geoengineering Research and Inform Governance Efforts

United States Government Accountability Office GAO September 2010 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives CLIMATE CHANGE A Coordinated Strategy Could Focus Federal Geoengineering Research and Inform Governance Efforts GAO-10-903 September 2010 CLIMATE CHANGE Accountability • Integrity • Reliability A Coordinated Strategy Could Focus Federal Geoengi...
Date April 14, 2010 Report No. GAO-10-617R Title

National Defense: Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 April 14, 2010 The Honorable Carl Levin Chairman The Honorable John McCain Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Ike Skelton Chairman The Honorable Howard P. “Buck” McKeon Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Subject: Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Sup...
Date Oct. 15, 2009 Report No. GAO-10-87R Title

NASA: Briefing on National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Programs and Associated Activities

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 October 15, 2009 Congressional Requesters Subject: NASA: Briefing on National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Programs and Associated Activities The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended, established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as the civilian agency that exercises control ove...
Date April 14, 2005 Report No. GAO-05-338R Title

Climate Change Assessment: Administration Did Not Meet Reporting Deadline

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 April 14, 2005 The Honorable John McCain The Honorable John F. Kerry United States Senate Subject: Climate Change Assessment: Administration Did Not Meet Reporting Deadline For many years, scientists have observed a warming trend in the earth’s climate and have projected additional changes in the coming decades, with potential i...
Date July 10, 1998 Report No. GGD-98-143R Title

Government Operations: Natural Resources Research Center, Fort Collins, CO

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-280150 July 10, 1998 The Honorable Bob Schaffer House of Representatives Subiect: Natural Resources Research Center, Fort Collins. CO Dear Mr. Schaffer: This letter responds to your September 25, 1997, request for information on the General Services Administration’ (GSA) Public Buildings Service (PBS...
Date July 11, 1996 Report No. NSIAD-96-97 Title

Earth Observing System: Concerns Over NASA's Basic Research Funding Strategy

United States General Accounting Office GAO July 1996 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Science, House of Representatives EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM Concerns Over NASA’s Basic Research Funding Strategy G A O years 1921 - 1996 GAO/NSIAD-96-97 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-271690 July 11, 1996 The Honorable ...
Date March 6, 1996 Report No. T-NSIAD-96-116 Title

Earth Observing System: Cost and Research Issues

United States General Accounting Offke GAO For Releaseon Delivery Expected at 1O:OO EST a.m., Wednesday, March 6,1996 Testimony Before the Committee on Science, House of Representatives EARTH OBSERVING *SYSTEM Cost and ResearchIssues Statement of Brad Hathaway, Associate Director, Defense Management Issues,National Security and International Affairs Division GAOn-NSIAD-96-116 ,. Mr. Chairman and M...
Date Oct. 27, 1995 Report No. NSIAD-96-13 Title

Earth Science Information Network: Relationship of Consortium to Federal Agencies

United States General Accounting Office GAO October 1995 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Science, House of Representatives EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION NETWORK Relationship of Consortium to Federal Agencies GAO/NSIAD-96-13 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-259468 October 27, 1995 The Honorable Robert S. Walke...
Date June 9, 1995 Report No. NSIAD-95-175 Title

NASA's Earth Observing System: Estimated Funding Requirements

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1995 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Science, House of Representatives NASA’s EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM Estimated Funding Requirements GAO/NSIAD-95-175 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-261656 June 9, 1995 The Honorable Robert S. Walker Chairman, Committee on...
Date June 8, 1995 Report No. AIMD-95-153FS Title

Earth Observing System: Funding Requirements for NASA's EOSDIS

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1995 Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Committee on Science, House of Representatives EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM Funding Requirements for NASA& EOSDIS GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division j / p I I 1 j B-261 133 June 8, 1995 The Honorable Robert S. Walker Chairman, Committee on Scie...
Date March 16, 1995 Report No. T-AIMD-95-103 Title

Earth Observing System: Concentration on Near-Term EOSDIS Development May Jeopardize Long-Term Success

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release Delivery on Expectedat 9 a.m. TtJurSdaY, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Spaceand Aeronautics, Committee on Science, House of Representatives March 16, 1995 EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM Concentrationon Near-term EOSDIS Development May JeopardizeLong-term Success ’ i Statementof Jack L. Brock, Jr. Director, Information Resource Management/ Na...
Date Jan. 8, 1993 Report No. RCED-93-62R Title

Environmental Protection: CFC Substitutes

united states GAO B-251122 Jan~8,1998 General AccoantingOfTlce Waohin#ton,D.C,20548 Besonrces,Commnnity,and EconomicDevelopment Division The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: The Montreal Protocol of 1987--an international agreement-calls for reductions in worldwide productio...
Date Dec. 14, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-93-10R Title

Geological Survey: Computer Security

Iluormanonlb¶aMgementand TechnologyIBvidon B-251454 Decemher14,1992 Mr. Dallas L. Peck Director U.S. Geological Survey Dear Mr. Peck: We recently tested the use of an automated auditing software package, Expert Auditor, to assess technical and operational security controls of the National Earthquake Information Service's Seismic Data Analysis System (SEDAS). This test, which was conducted in coop...
Date Sept. 25, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-92-79 Title

Earth Observing System: Information on NASA's Incorporation of Existing Data Into EOSDIS

United States General AccountLtg Gffice GAO September 1992 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives EARTH OBSERVING. SYSTEM Information on NASA’ s Incorporation of Existing Data Into EOSDIS ,.,. RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. 5ss w= GAO...
Date June 25, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-92-44 Title

EOS Data Policy: Questions Remain About U.S. Commercial Access

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Date May 11, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-92-40 Title

Earth Observing System: Broader Involvement of the EOSDIS User Community Is Needed

F e ‘ , ---__ .-.._..I_.- j f ‘ i GAO May i!NfL Report to the Chairman, Committee on Ycicncc, Space, and Technology, House of Ikprcscntatives EARTH OBsEtiVING SYSTEM Broader Involvement of the EOSDIS User Community Is Needed 146598 RES’ rRICTED--Not to. be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Relations. GAO/IMTEC-92-40 i GA!!0 . United ...
Date March 23, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-92-42R Title

Information Management: NASA's Development of EOSDIS

GAO United States General Accounting Office ~~Washington, D.C. 20548 Information Management and Technology Division B-247995 March 23, 1992 The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Larry Pressler K Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans...
Date Feb. 27, 1992 Report No. T-IMTEC-92-8 Title

Earth Observing System: NASA Needs to Reassess Its EOSDIS Development Strategy

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Releaseon Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Thursday February 27, 1992 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Space, Committee on Science, Space,and Technology, House of Representatives EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM NASA Needs to Reassess Its EOSDIS Development Strategy Statement for the Record by Samuel W. Bowlin, Director Defense and Security Information S...
Date Feb. 26, 1992 Report No. T-IMTEC-92-7 Title

Earth Observing System: NASA Needs to Reassess Its EOSDIS Development Strategy

United States General Accounting Of’fke I Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Science,Technology, and Space, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate For Releaseon Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Wednesday February 26, 1992 EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM NASA Needs to Reassess Its EOSDIS Development Strategy Statementof Samuel W. Bowlin, Director Defense and Security Informati...
Date Feb. 25, 1992 Report No. IMTEC-92-24 Title

Earth Observing System: NASA's EOSDIS Development Approach Is Risky

NASAIsEOSDIS Development Approach Is Risky United States General Accounting OfPfce Washington, D.C. 20648 Information Management and Technology Division B-247178 February 25,1992 The Honorable George E. Brown, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This report responds to your request that we review the National Aeronautics and Space A...
Date Jan. 23, 1992 Report No. RCED-92-59 Title

Transportation Infrastructure: The Nation's Highway Bridges Remain at Risk From Earthquakes

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division /Y5&?7 B-246223 January 23,1992 The Honorable Quentin N. Burdick Chairman The Honorable John H. Chafee Ranking Minority Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Daniel P. Moynihan Chairman The Honorable Steve Symms Ranking Minority M...
Date Sept. 18, 1991 Report No. IMTEC-91-67 Title

Earth Observing System: Information on NASA's Selection of Data Centers

.1 EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM Information on NMA’ s Selection of Data Centers -- ,I DAAC Roles and Functions ADC Roles and Functions 8 EOSDISData Centers Appendix III Profiles of EOSDIS Data Centers Appendix IV Major Contributors to This Report Table v 9 9 11 Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) Affiliated Data Centers (ADCs) 13 13 15 18 Table 111.1:DAAC Discipline Assignments, Current Data Ar...
Date June 19, 1990 Report No. RCED-90-177 Title

Loma Prieta Earthquake: Collapse of the Bay Bridge and the Cypress Viaduct

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 San Francisco Regional Office B-237961.3 June 19,199O The Honorable Jamie L. Whitten Chairman, Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives The Honorable Glenn M. Anderson Chairman, Committee on Public Works and Transportation House of Representatives On October 17,1989, the Loma Prieta Earthquake struck northern Californi...
Date Dec. 26, 1989 Report No. RCED-90-24 Title

Nuclear Health and Safety: Better Earthquake Protection Needed at DOE's Savannah River Site

* d I ( ll~lit.wl St ;~tw Gvnc1ral Accounting Office / GAO --_-__.-..__._ -__. -._” . Ihw~~lIll,c~r l!lH!l Report to the Chairman, Environment, ’ ’ !; hergy and Natural Resources SubcOmmittee, Cornrnittee on Government Operations, House of Representatives -NUCLEAR HEALTH AND SAFETY Better Earthquake Protection Needed at DOE’s Savannah River Site GAO United States General Accounting Office ...
Date April 7, 1989 Report No. IMTEC-89-46FS Title

Space Operations: Listing of NASA Scientific Missions, 1980-2000

C L Listing of NASA Scientific Missions, 1980-2000 -- ‘;AO,~lM’I’kX :-8!)- .^. .I ., ^_. ._ .- __..... ..-... .- .._.-..-.. -_----__-.- _.____-___-- UnIted States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Information Management and Technology Division B-234056 April 7, 1989 The Honorable Bill Nelson Chairman, Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications Committee on Science, Space, ...
Date June 24, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-146 Title

National Science Foundation: Problems Found in Decision Process for Awarding Earthquake Center

‘ c 1 United States General Accounting Ogfice I GA( June 1987 Report to Congressional Requesters Illllllllllllllll111111111 lllll llllllllll Ill1 LMl33370 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Problems Found in DecisionProcessfor Awarding Earthquake Center Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-227247 June 24, 1987 The Honorable Pete Wilson United States Senate The Honorable Alan Cranst...
Date Aug. 31, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-167 Title

Environmental Protection: Status of Commerce's Implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Research Coordination Act of 1980

General Accounting Office Status Of The Department Of Commerce’s Implementation Of The Chesapeake Bay Research Coordination Act Of 1980 The act was passed to improve coordrnation of Federal and State marine research In the Chesapeake Bay area. To provide a mechanism for accomplishing this objective, the act called for the establishment of a Chesapeake Bay Research Board, comprised of Federal and...
Date July 26, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-103 Title

Housing: Stronger Direction Needed for the National Earthquake Program

25 970 REPORT B'f THE Comptroller General 3' THE UNITED STATES Stronger Direction Needed For The National Earthquake Program The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the lead agency for the National Earthquake Program, needs to do more to fulfill the requirements of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977. FEMA’s newly formed Earthquake Policy Review Group can provide needed directio...
Date Jan. 11, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-30 Title

Energy: Hydropower--An Energy Source Whose Time Has Come Again

-_ l&J- t BY THECOMPTROLiER GENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES Report ToThe Congress r ; Hydropower -- An Energy Source Whose Time Has Come Again Recent price increases in imported oil demonstrate the urgency for the U.S. to rapidly develop its renewable resources. One such renewable resource for which technology is available now is hydropower. Studies indicate that hydropower potential, particularly at e...
Date Jan. 27, 1975 Report No. PSAD-75-51 Title

Energy: Consolidation of Energy Resources Technology Satellite Data Product Processing

URfTED STATES GENEFVii. Accsu?nHiMs WASHiNGTO?& D.C. 205.d i ?‘hr? H~noratile Admr..rstrator, anct space James 6. NatIonal Amrnistr at1on Fletcher Aeroaautics 1 .; llllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM097112 x. q .y q CRC? is examlninq the Earth Resources Technolcqy Satellite (EWS) program to identify lssucs of pr inrary tnterese to tI-e C’or~~~rc,ri concernLnq tne implementation, status, and f...
Date Sept. 11, 1972 Report No. B-176621 Title

Education: Need for a National Earthquake Research Program

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Need For A National Earthquake Research Program 8-176621 Department of Commerce Department of the Interior and Other Agencies , t. * BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES C0MP-i”ROtLER GENERAL WABHIN6TCN. OF DC THE UNITED ZOS46 STATES B- 176621 To the Speaker Presrdent of the Senate and the of the House of Representatives This a national activities and the earthq...
Date Jan. 1, 1968 Report No. 091212 Title

Special Publications: GAO Review of Project Mohole