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National Security Space Weather Programs

The weather satellite programs reviewed include current operational systems and the next generation satellites under development. Weather satellites collect global high resolution visible and thermal cloud imager and other meteorological/oceanographic date supporting DoD forces and civil agencies.

Rating

What This Rating Means

PERFORMING
Adequate

This rating describes a program that needs to set more ambitious goals, achieve better results, improve accountability or strengthen its management practices.
  • The National Security Weather Satellite Programs are adequately meeting their mission requirements. The current weather satellite program continues to provide the DoD assured access to weather data remote areas such as Afghanistan and Iraq.
  • The next-generation weather satellite system being developed jointly with DOC, has experienced some development challenges and cost overruns, and is currently under review by the DoD and DOC. However, this new program will fully meet military and civil user requirements and significantly improve weather forecasting and climate prediction in the future.

Improvement Plan

About Improvement Plans

We are taking the following actions to improve the performance of the program:

  • Working with Commerce to address programmatic problems and analyzing system and architectural replan options based on findings from various studies provided by the program office.

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