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GAO-02-772R 1 (2002-06-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaalzv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 June 26, 2002 The Honorable Carl Levin Chairman The Honorable John Warner Ranking Minority Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Bob Stump Chairman The Honorable Ike Skelton Ranking Minority Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Subject: Defense Space Activities: Status of Reorganization The United States depends on space technology for a variety of national security activities as well as commercial operations. Space technology is integral to such diverse activities as transportation, health, the environment, communications, commerce, agriculture, and energy. However, the commercial, scientific, and military importance of U.S. space assets creates vulnerabilities that potential adversaries could exploit. Addressing these vulnerabilities presents challenges for the national security space community. As you know, the Congress has had long-standing concerns about the Department of Defense's organization and management of national security space activities, including the lack of a focal point for space policy, inadequate department-level oversight, inadequate coordination between military and intelligence organizations, lack of defined responsibilities for space programs, and insufficient responsiveness to space systems users. The Congress chartered the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization to assess the organization and management of space activities that support U.S. national security interests and make recommendations for improvements. The present Secretary of Defense, prior to his assuming his current position, led the commission, known as the Space Commission. In January 2001, the Space Commission reported that the Department of Defense's organization and management needed to be changed to bring a more focused and GAO-02-772R Defense Space Activities

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