National Weather Service: Events Surrounding Fiscal Year 1997 Budget
AIMD-98-69
Published: Mar 04, 1998. Publicly Released: Mar 04, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the key events related to the fiscal year (FY) 1997 budget shortfall of the National Weather Service (NWS), focusing on: (1) the formulation and execution of the NWS' FY 1997 budget; and (2) key events regarding NWS' FY 1997 budget shortfall and efforts to address it.
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Budget administrationBudget cutsBudget deficitDeficit reductionInternal controlsMeteorological researchPersonnel recruitingPresidential budgetsReprogramming of appropriated fundsWeather forecasting