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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Commerce OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Commerce OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Commerce
Components
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Report Number
OIG-22-022-A
Report Description

For our final report on our audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA's) next-generation satellite system architecture, our objective was to assess NOAA's progress planning and implementing this architecture. We found the following: I. NOAA requirements management practices need improvement; and II. NOAA should improve tools in support of observing system portfolio management.

Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
7
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Additional Details
https://www.oig.doc.gov/Pages/The-Success-of-NOAAs-Next-Generation-Satellite-Sy…

Open Recommendations

This report has 4 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
1 Yes $0 $0

We recommend that the NOAA Deputy Under Secretary for Operations update policies and procedures to ensure user observation requirements are validated in advance of next-generation satellite system acquisitions.

4 Yes $0 $0

We recommend that the NOAA Deputy Under Secretary for Operations assign responsibility and design a process for determining the relative priority of each NOAA user observation requirement.

5 Yes $0 $0

We recommend that the NOAA Deputy Under Secretary for Operations ensure that the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) standardizes requirement priority definitions for next-generation programs, to include information about the extent to which its programs contribute to meeting NOAA user observation requirements.

6 Yes $0 $0

We recommend that the NOAA Deputy Under Secretary for Operations ensure that NESDIS revises policies and procedures for assigning requirements to next-generation satellite programs.

Department of Commerce OIG

United States