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PAD-81-79 1 (1981-06-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcof0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SUNITED STATES G-NiRAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE _._, WASHINGTON, D.C. Z0348 PROGRAM ANALYSIS June 25, 1981 DIVISION B-201859 Dr. Francis S. Johnson Assistant Director 11668 Directorate for Astronomical, Atmospheric, Earth and Ocean S _iences National Science Foundation Dear Dr. Johnson: Subject: National Research Centers Supported by NSF (PAD-81-79) As you know, we presented the results of our review of NSF's over- sight of the six national research centers under its sponsorship at a briefing for NSF officials on May 20, 1981. This letter summarizes our observations and proposals and the actions NSF plans in response to our review. ,,,F's r, cspnse to our briefing is included here as enclosure 1.) Our objective was to assess the effectiveness of NSF's oversight of the five national astronomy observatories and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The method we used to accomplish this objective was to evaluate the Foundation's oversight policies, procedur_ and practices and the organization and management of the centers. We did not evaluate the quality of the scientific research conducted at the centers. We reviewed documents and interviewed officials at NSF headquarters, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's (NRAO) facilities in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Green Bank, West Virginia, the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) in Tucson, Arizona, and NCAR in Boulder, Colorado. We did not visit the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) or the Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory (CTIO) because of the expense of working in Puerto Rico and Chile, nor did we visit the Sacramento Peak Observatory (SPO) because we judged its budget (estimated to be about $1.8 million in FY 198T7 to be too small to warrant inclusion in our review. However, we believe the work locations chosen were sufficient to assess NSF's oversight of the centers. (920866)

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