Defense Space Activities: Organizational Changes Initiated, but Further Management Actions Needed

Abstract

In January 2001, the congressionally chartered Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organizationknown as the Space Commissionreported that the Department of Defense (DOD) lacked the senior level focus and accountability to provide guidance and oversight for national security space operations. Congress mandated that GAO provide an assessment of DODs actions to implement the Space Commissions recommendations. Thus, GAO (1) updated its June2002 assessment of DODs actions to address the Space Commissions recommendations, (2) ascertained progress in addressing other long term management concerns, and(3) assessed the extent to which DOD has developed a results oriented management framework for space activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2003
Accession Number
AD1154392

Entities

People

  • Janet A. St. Laurent
  • Maewanda Micheal-jackson
  • Margaret Morgan
  • R. K. Wild
  • Raymond J. Decker
  • Robert Poetta

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Best Practices
  • Congress
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Reconnaissance Satellites
  • Space Operations
  • Space Sciences
  • Space Systems
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Websites

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management

Technology Areas

  • Space