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NOAA Needs To Prepare for Near-term Satellite Data Gaps

There might not be enough time to develop the equipment necessary to prevent the data gaps, says the GAO.

By AIN Staff • AIN Staff

January 18, 2015

The recent cost growth of key components of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program—a new generation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) environmental satellites—is likely unsustainable, according to a recent audit by the Government Accountablity Office (GAO). The GAO audit was triggered by concern that this will result in greater potential for near-term satellite data gaps. The inherent risk to the U.S. population and economy such a satellite gap poses caused the GAO to add the JPSS gap issue to its high-risk list in 2013.

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