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NASA Infrastructure: Challenges to Achieving Reductions and Efficiencies

NSIAD-96-187 Published: Sep 09, 1996. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the status of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) efforts to achieve reductions and efficiencies in key areas of its infrastructure.

Recommendations

Matter for Congressional Consideration

Matter Status Comments
Given NASA limited progress to date, further opportunities to reduce infrastructure, and the agency's lack of control over some barriers to further reductions, Congress may wish to adopt the idea of having a process similar to the one used by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission if NASA efforts fail to show significant progress in the near future in consolidating and closing facilities.
Closed – Not Implemented
Although the Congress is unlikely to mandate a process similar to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to reduce NASA infrastructure, there is interest on various congressional committees in exploring ways to reduce or coordinate the government's investment in, for example, NASA's and DOD's aerospace test facilities through the use of joint working groups or alliances.

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Cost controlCost effectiveness analysisFederal agency reorganizationFederal downsizingFederal facility relocationInteragency relationsSpace explorationSupercomputersWide area networksEnvironmental cleanups