Savings Available Through a Government-Wide Program to Rehabilitate Instrumentation Tape

Abstract

Instrumentation tape is a type of magnetic tape used by Federal agencies to record instrumentation data and is commonly used in telemetering and scientific projects. The information to be recorded is often critical; that is, vital and not repeatable. Instrumentation tape therefore must be highly reliable. The Government's cost of procuring this tape is estimated at $10 million annually. The General Accounting Office (GAO) noted that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was prolonging the useful life of instrumentation tape by rehabilitation--cleaning, testing, and certifying the condition of the tape. Because the cost of rehabilitating tape was less than the cost of purchasing new tape, NASA realized savings. GAO made this review to consider the feasibility of a Government-wide program for rehabilitating instrumentation tape.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 23, 1971
Accession Number
AD1118908

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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