| Date |
Report No. |
Title |
| Date June 23, 1986 |
Report No. NSIAD-86-153 |
Title
r United States Ge~era&qunting Ofllce rg+KJ!i Report to Congressional Requesters - June 1986 STRATEGICDEFENSE INITLATIVE PROGRAM Status of Airborne O@ical Adjunct and Terminal Imaging Radar I 130468 I b GAO/NSIAD-88153 a-z!mRIcTEb--- Not to be releasedoutside the Gent?r& Aamnmg Office except on the basis of specific spprov&l by the Office of Con@mional Relations. 5Esw L RELEASED I GAO United State... |
| Date June 2, 1986 |
Report No. NSIAD-86-140BR |
Title
‘Ic LJnited Stites General Accounting Offkx
-.... .__-.--.---l-..--lI -.-.. ..-“----- Hrief?ng Report to the Chairman, ~Sulrxx~rnmitAxx? Procurement; and on Milit,wy Nuclear Affairs CommLx on Armed Servict?s 110 of Ikpresen t atives use sDI ._I._ ._I”---.-.--_-_~ -- --.- .---...PROGRAM --....-- ~ .--. ----. .-...- _”.. “llll”. “.“_^ 1 3o~~-~.- Evaluation of DOE’s Answers to Quest... |
| Date Sept. 27, 1984 |
Report No. IMTEC-84-25 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 SEPTEMBER27.1984
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT I TECHNOLOGY DIVISION B-216267 The Honorable James M. Beggs National Aeronautics Administrator, and Space Administration Dear Mr. Beggs: Subject: Better Management Controls and ADP Requirements Analysis Can Help NASA Lewis Research Center To More Effectively Acquire Future ADP Resources (GAO/IMTE... |
| Date Aug. 9, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-132 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATJONAL INTERNATIONAL ILCUIIIW AFFAIR& AND DIVI$ION B-205805 AUG 9 I984 Lieutenant General James A. Abrahamson, Strategic Defense Initiative Director, Organization Department of Defense Subject: Dear General Jr., USAF The Department of Defense's Space Laser Program Plan--Status and Issues (GAO/NSIAD-84-132) Abrahamson: and of the Spac... |
| Date Nov. 7, 1983 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-13 |
Title
‘._. .v; --‘. ----- i, .-. _ BYTHECOMPTROLLER GENERAL
..~--I .I-.--_-.r_--Report70The-~~ai~man, --I - ____I_cl_.-- _-- ..-.. Committee On Government Operations --+-Stouse Of .Representatives ‘---.. .. ‘I .. -I~c-~. - ...-._ OF THE UNITEDSTATES - implications Of Joint NASA/DOD Participation In Space Shuttle Operations ---.~-. --..-_
The space shuttle’s emergence as the single launch syste... |
| Date Dec. 28, 1982 |
Report No. MASAD-83-6 |
Title
PREFACE On July 4, 1982, the President of the United States announced a national space policy that is to set the direction of space It sets forth the Space Shuttle as efforts for the next decade. a major factor in the evolution of future U.S. programs and commits the United States to maintaining world leadership in space transportation with a Space Transportation System capacity to The Congress a... |
| Date June 24, 1982 |
Report No. 118811 |
Title
,,, ,mN, I# ,,, UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, DC 20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 24, 1982 STATEMENTOF WALTON H. SHELEY, JR. DIRECTOR, MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMSACQUISITION DIVISI'ON ' BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS * Y UNITED STATES SENATE
c ON THE CONSOLIDATED SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER Mr. Ch... |
| Date April 26, 1982 |
Report No. MASAD-82-33 |
Title
. I ,$:j, i UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON,
.-.-.--. __.*. D.C. 20548
_.. - __.,--, WV.--- -‘.I I . .ccl “-.--- ‘,...,,,,-, -.--‘. 3 I N113SIUN ANAL SY$TfMS .YSIS hN0 F ACOUl$lTlON DIVISION -,
. _.., .., I - --__
.,. . - . . . --. -- ,.ms..m. - . . .- -’
. . ...’ ..--.--, ‘. .‘. i. .e-i.~-:---.. APRIL 26,1982 The Honorable William Proxmire Ranking Minority Member ... |
| Date April 19, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-73 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MINCRALS DIVISION April 19, 1982 E-207081 The Honorable Dan Glickman Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Impact of Funding on Materials R&D Programs in the Departments of Energy and Commerce, and the National... |
| Date April 16, 1982 |
Report No. MASAD-82-31 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINCTCN, l3.C. 20548 MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACDUlSlTlON DIVISION E-207077 APRIL 19.1992 The Honorable Jake Garn Chairman, Subcommittee on HUDIndependent Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: For several Evaluation of NASA's Compliance With Congressional Reprograming Requirements (MASAD-82-31) 118140 ye... |
| Date March 16, 1982 |
Report No. 117803 |
Title
U.S. GEL?JBRAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHLNGTON, D.C.
20548 For Release on Delivery Expected at 3:OO p.m. Tuesday, March 16, 1982 Statement Senior Analysis of Mission Donald E. Day Associate Director : and Systems Acquisition Division Before the Subcommittee on Strategic Committee United and Theater Nuclear Forces on Armed Services States on Senate Space-Based Lasers 117803 "Mr. Chairman and &mbers of ... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1982 |
Report No. C-MASAD-82-10 |
Title
DOD’ SPACE-EASED LASER S PPOCRAM-- POTENTIAL, PROGRESS, AND PROBLEMS 7:he linited States is pursuing directed-energy weapon technologies involving devices for generating and controlli.ng laser, particle, and microwa.ve beams which may revolutionize military strategy, tactics, and doctrine. Eeam weapons could rapidly destroy targets by means of intense electromagnetic radiation or partiof by proj... |
| Date Feb. 23, 1982 |
Report No. MASAD-82-15 |
Title
* c . 117646’ ’ BY‘THECOMPTROLLERGENER Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES NASA Must Reconsider Operations Pricing Policy To Compensate For Cost Growth On The Space Transportation System
NASA’s Shuttle pricing policy, established 5 years ago and based on average pricing over 12 years of operations, combined with increasing Shuttle operations costs, has created a situation where NASA ... |
| Date July 22, 1981 |
Report No. 115901 |
Title
LNXED TO MAXIMIZE RPV USE WERE SUITED TO SAVE LIVES AND DOLLARS) PAPER PmSENTED BY RAYMOND A . HAUTALA
GROUP DIRECTOR MISSION XYALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION u .s . GENERAL ACCOUNT~NG OFFICE BEFORE THE ASSOCIATION FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS
WASHINGTON, D.C. J U L Y 22, 1981 I Ul PLEASED T O BE HERE TODAY T O D I S C U S S THE RECENT GENERAL ACCOUNTING O F F I C E ,WPORT T I T L E D "DO... |
| Date June 25, 1981 |
Report No. 088055 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:00 a.m., EST THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1981 . |
| Date May 29, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-34 |
Title
UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACQUISITION AND DIVISION B-203317 MAY 29.1981 Dr. Alan M. Lovelace Acting Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration llllHllI Ill H
115345 Dear Dr. Lovelace: a Data Handling rImplementing Science Flight Investigations Policy for Space (MASAD-81-34) Subject: J We have completed our survey on the N... |
| Date Nov. 21, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-81-12 |
Title
REPC ~GeneralAccounting Office
/NASA Lewis Research Center ‘Attempts To Procure Suitable ~ Wind Turbine Rotor Blades
An economical and serviceable wind turbine rotor blade has yet to be delivered to Lewis Research Center by any contractor. The blades delivered thus far have experienced problems in design, fabrication, or testing. However, Center officials b8li8V8 that two of their recent blade b... |
| Date July 3, 1980 |
Report No. B-199444 |
Title
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| Date June 11, 1980 |
Report No. 112559 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY 10:00 A. M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1980 STATEMENT OF DONALD L. SCANTLEBURY DIRECTOR FINANCIAL AND GENERAL MANAGEMENTSTUDIES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON TEE1 SPACE INDUSTRIALIZATION INTRODUCTION Mr. Chairman, the ... |
| Date Jan. 31, 1980 |
Report No. FGMSD-80-32 |
Title
Comptroller General
U, S. Must Spend More To Maintain Lead In Space Technology
Spaca r~lar’rufacturirlg offers the possibility of ~~xl~rloitin~,~ the unique environment of space to produce materials superior to those produced CXI Earth or beliavcd impossible to produce on Earth. Whether space manufacturing becomes a mality depends on the results of future materials research and the propensity of... |
| Date June 25, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-86 |
Title
OFFICE UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-163058 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Harold Brown of Defense Assistant for Audit Room 3~336 ASD (Comptroller) Reports JUNE 25, 1979 Dear Mr. Secretary: (and individually During calendar year 1978, we reviewed reported on) the military services' development test and evaluation (DT&E) of six weapon systems totaling an estimated ... |
| Date Aug. 4, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-57 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
06762 - (F2207225] A Second Launch Site for the Shuttle? An Analysis cf Needs for the Nation's Space Program. PSAD-78-57; B-183134. August 4, 1978. 38 pp. * 11 appendices (37 FF-). -Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Science and Technology: Management and Oversight of Programs (2004); Federal Procurement of Gcurds and Services: N-tifying th... |
| Date Dec. 27, 1977 |
Report No. FGMSD-78-12 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 04567 - [83634872] Need for Additional Internal Audit Coverage in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. FrGSD-78-12; B-160759. December 27, 1977. 4 pp. + 5 appendices (17 pp.). Deport to Robert A. Prosch, Administrator,, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; by D. L. Scantlebury, tirector, Financial and General Sanagesmnt Studies Div. Issue Area: Internal Audi... |
| Date Oct. 18, 1977 |
Report No. PAD-78-18 |
Title
I
RELEASED RELEASED ._-. T&ne Honorable William ProxaiPe Chairman, Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Pqencies CoE%itte@ on AppPopriations
United States Senate Pursuant to YOapK request of Septembc;r: 15, l9-36, WQ have prepared an independert assessment of the NASA-c0mmissioned report entitiad Y%e Economic Impact of NASA R&D Spending,” issued by Chase Econometrics, Inc. xn May 1973, we sent you a ... |
| Date Sept. 16, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-77-126 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESOME 03376 - rA2653842] The SASAT-A Project: Where it Stands Today. PSAD-77-126; B-183134. September 16, 1977. 25 pp. + appendices (18 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Science and Technology: Management and Oversight of Programs 2004); Federal Procurement of Goods and Services: Notifyirg the Congress of Status of Important Procurenest Pr... |
| Date June 27, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-77-114 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02740 - [A1852872] More Emphasis Needed on Data Analysis Phase of Space Science Programs. PSAD--77-114; B-133394. June 27, 1977. 17 pp. + 4 appendices (24 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Science and Technology: Management and oversight of Programs (2004); Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (1900). Contact: Procurement and Sy... |
| Date June 13, 1977 |
Report No. 102742 |
Title
DOCUMENT 02742 - tA17327393 RESUME [Proposed "Earth Resources and Environmental Information System Act of 1977": S. 657]. June 13, 1977. 23 pp. Testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Science, Technolocgy, and Space Subcommittee; by Richard W. Gutmann, Director, Procurement and Systems Acquisition Div. Issue Area: Science and Technology (2000). Contact: Proc... |
| Date May 20, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-77-103 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02130 A1452460] Statas of the Mariner Jupiter/Saturn 1977 Project. PSAD-77-103; B-183134. ay 20, 1977. 27 pp. Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Science and Technology: Management and Oversight of
Programs 2001). Contact: Procurement and Systems Acquisition Div. Budget Function: General Science, Space, and Technology: Space Science, Applica... |
| Date May 9, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-77-17 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02129 - [A1332314] Space Shuttle Facility Program: More Definitive Cost Information Neeled. PSAD-77-17; B-183134. May 9, 1977. 29 pp. Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comtroller General. Issue Area: Facilities and Material Managemert (700); Federal Procurement of Goods and Services: Notifying the Congress of Status of Important Procurement Program-i (1905);Science and Te... |
| Date May 4, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-77-98 |
Title
£CCUMENT BESUMP
02118 - [A1252250G Status and Issues Pertaining to the Proposed Deveiopment of the Space Telescope Project. PSAD-77-98. May 4, 1977. 45 pp. Peport to the Congress; by Flmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Science and Technology: Management and Oversight of Programs (2004); Federal Procurement of Gocds and Services: Notifying the Ccrgress of Statts of Important Procurem... |
| Date Feb. 18, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-77-30 |
Title
DOCURENT RESUMR
00097 - [A07513483 Status of the Remotely Piloted aircraft Programs. B-163058. February 18, 1977. 9 pp. PSAD-77-30; Report to the Congress; by Ulser D. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: military Preparedness Plans (800); Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (1900);Pederal Procurement of Goods and Sarvices: Notifying the Congress of Status of Important Proclirement Progr... |
| Date Nov. 30, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-77-300 |
Title
DOCUBIlT RESOBs 00001 - [A05905601 ) R EL. eA Sec NASA Designation of Their Ames Facility to Be Lead Center for ilelicopteL Research and Development. LCD-77-300; LCD-77-301;
B.1333'.0. bovember 30, 1976. 3 pp. Report to Rep. Thomas N. DowniAg; Sen. Villian L. Scott; Son. Harr) P. Byrd, Jr.; by Elmer B. Staats, Ccptrolle- General. Issue Area: Facilities and Material Management (700). Contact: Logis... |
| Date Nov. 30, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-77-301 |
Title
DOCUBIlT RESOBs 00001 - [A05905601 ) R EL. eA Sec NASA Designation of Their Ames Facility to Be Lead Center for ilelicopteL Research and Development. LCD-77-300; LCD-77-301;
B.1333'.0. bovember 30, 1976. 3 pp. Report to Rep. Thomas N. DowniAg; Sen. Villian L. Scott; Son. Harr) P. Byrd, Jr.; by Elmer B. Staats, Ccptrolle- General. Issue Area: Facilities and Material Management (700). Contact: Logis... |
| Date June 23, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-133 |
Title
GAO has reviewed a total 0.; 74 wind tunnels Costing ahwit $309 miiilon. During fiscal year ‘975 the averag e use of NASA wind tunneis ranged from 59 percenr for hypersonic tunnels to 76 percent for subsonic tunnels. Operating costs totaled about $18 miliion. NASA is in the process of centralizing irs aeronautical research activities and eliminating unneeded faciiities. NASA plans to construct a... |
| Date April 21, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-73 |
Title
L 3 cv, BY THE COMPTROLL OF THE UNITED STATE§,.s ,,_: !\ 3-u,,=1,6 i
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Aeronautics Administration and National Space NASA’s revised development plan is introducing risks that could result in increased costs, schedule delays, and performance degradations that were not originally envisioned. The development pla... |
| Date Feb. 1, 1975 |
Report No. 093513 |
Title
043s~3
U. S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STAFF STUDY SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION FEBRUARY 1975 CONTENTS ------aPage SUMMARY CHAPTER 1
Y 1 INTRODUCTION Description Responslbllltles Restrlctlons on Review Est3mated Costs COST, SCHEDULE AND PERFORMANCE SPACE SHUTTLE DDT&E OrbIter Space Shuttle Maln Engines External Tank Solid Rocket Boosters COST PER FLIGHT... |
| Date Jan. 8, 1975 |
Report No. ID-75-18 |
Title
-.... . Multiagency ID-75-18 t Y l GQMFTF?OLLEF! GENERAL
WA!SHIINGTON. OF
D.C. THE UNITED STATES 2iB48 B-179800 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This is ‘our report concerning the progress being made It dison United States-Soviet Union cooperative programs. cusses agreements for cooperative efforts in the fields of environmental protection, space exp... |
| Date June 1, 1974 |
Report No. 093967 |
Title
U. S. GElXERALACCOUNTING OFFKE SWFSTUDY SPACETRCLNSPORTATION SYSTEM mTIOIX4.L AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION P JUNE 1974 I’ CONTENTS _-w--w-- SUMMARY CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Description History Status Space Shuttle Restrictions 1 Responsibility on Review 16 17 19 19 20 22' 22 25 27 35 15 2 THE SPACE TRANSPORATION SYSTEM COST Estimated Cost of the Space Transportation System STS Elements Whi... |
| Date June 15, 1973 |
Report No. 094550 |
Title
I
Y ADDRESS BY ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AT THE 22ND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNE 15, 1973 11111111111111111111111 11 I 1 I1 1
094550
.I D When people live as close to governmental problems as we all do here in Washington, year in and year out, the words that we use in discussing and describing them become c... |
| Date May 30, 1973 |
Report No. 093832 |
Title
f + . UNSTEDST~TESGENERWLACCOUMT~NGOFFICE
WASHINGTON
FIFTH REGIONAL
FLOOR OFFiCE
L 1 803WESTI3ROADSTAEEY FALLS CHURCM,WIRC~NIA 22046 MAY3 8 1373 l . c , - Realistic eosC es%%mat%ng 55 indispensable es bath th12 Congress
and and agomzy xrxmagemen~c for seleceln,~ and evahating for 608t: cmtrol during the progoct’c3 a@$uis%tion a neu project proeerss. VRlfd lestlmates prov%de a seliabls basis for ... |
| Date Feb. 1, 1973 |
Report No. 093809 |
Title
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LM093809 U. S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STAFF STUDY APJLICATfONS TECHNOMGY SA'I'ELLITE LF and G PROJECT 3 NA':IOIIALA!XONA1JTICS SPACE AND ATD'X!XISTRATION I FEBRUARY 1973 I c Contents -II)------ 1~:TRODUCTION Proj?ot dczcription Project history scope 2 PRO.XAX'YY4TUS Cost experienoe Schedule experience Performance experience 3 Test plans Test Procedures... |
| Date Feb. 1, 1973 |
Report No. 093808 |
Title
U. S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STAFF STUDY c VIKING '75 PROJECT , 3 National Aeronautics and Space Admmlstratlon FEBRUARY 197 3 E L CHAPTER 1 IKI!RODWCTIOP? ProJect description and ob$xtive System history Psoject respon&ibility Scope of review PROGRAM STATUS Cost estimte changes Scheduled Milestone changes Performme characteristics NASA data avaW&le oxaprogram status Conclusion ancl recomendat io... |
| Date June 15, 1972 |
Report No. B-176104 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE UN
20548 ~176104 Dear Mr. Miller: As the result of a series of meetings between our staffs, the General Accounting Office undertook a study to identify those National I Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA)programs susceptible to 26' d cost-benefit analysis. Your staff ex$%%Ped primary interest in one of?Z6%&&‘types of cost-benefit analysis - that... |
| Date June 2, 1972 |
Report No. B-173677 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS I
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LM096542 Cost-Benefit Analysis Used In Support Of The Space Shuttle Program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration B-173677 BYTHECOMPTROLLER GENERAL OFTHEUNITED STATES JUHE 2,19-C? COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE UNITED D.Ct. 20548 STATTS B- 173677 0 To the Speaker President of the Senate and the of t... |
