NASA: Compliance With Cost Limits Cannot Be Verified

Abstract

Section 202 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration s (NASA) Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (P.L. 106-391) limits the agency's obligations, through substantial completion of the space station, to $25 billion for space station development and $17.7 billion for shuttle launches in connection with space station assembly. The act further requires that NASA, as part of its annual budget request, (1) account for and report amounts obligated to date against the cost limits, (2) identify the amounts needed for future development and completion of the space station, and (3) arrange for GAO to verify the accounting submitted to the Congress within 60 days after submission of the budget request. This is our second letter to you reporting on the problems we have encountered in attempting to verify NASA s compliance with the general cost limits as required.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 2002
Accession Number
ADA400820

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Accuracy
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Integrated Systems
  • National Governments
  • Sampling
  • Space Stations
  • Statistical Sampling
  • United States Government

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Technology Areas

  • Space