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Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
AND TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS COVERED ON C-SPAN3. >> IT WILL COME TO ORDER, AND THIS SUBCOMMITTEE THE ENERGY ENVIRONMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON. FIRST, I APOLOGIZE...
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Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
DISASTER AS WHEN WE WITNESSED THE JPSS AND ITS PRIOR-IMPOSED SKIES DOUBLING COSTS BEFORE THE ENTIRE ENTERPRISE WAS REDESIGNED AND REBASELINED. WE...
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| 00:10:55 |
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
BIPARTISAN COMMUNITIES IN THIS VERY BIPARTISAN WITH THE OVERALL FULL COMMITTEE AND APPRECIATE THAT, AND I JUST WANT TO GET SOME INFORMATION AND BOTH...
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| 00:11:38 |
Harris, Andy - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
NOAA'S ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE ISSUES. THE SECOND HEARING THAT WE'VE HAD ON THIS CONGRESS ALONE AND I UNDERSTAND THIS COMMITTEE HAS HAD MANY MORE OVER...
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| 00:13:47 |
Miller, Brad - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
YOU. I WANT TO THANK BOTH CHAIRS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES FOR HOLDING THE HEARING TODAY ON TWO SATELLITE PROGRAMS, JPSS AND GOZAR THAT HAVE BEEN PART OF...
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| 00:18:34 |
Broun, Paul C. Jr., M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Georgia
TODAY I WOULD ALLOW YOU TO GO AFTER FIVE MINUTES IF YOU NEED TO, IF YOU CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE IT WITHIN FIVE MINUTES PLEASE DO SO. I'M VERY PROUD OF THE...
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| 00:19:45 |
Sullivan, Kathryn - Assistant Secretary
TAKEN THE OATH. I NOW RECOGNIZE OUR FIRST WITNESS, DR. KATHERINE SULLIVAN OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. DR. SULLIVAN, YOU HAVE...
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| 00:26:54 |
Watkins, Marcus - Director
EXTRA TIME. >> THANK YOU, DR. SULLIVAN. I APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY. I NOW RECOGNIZE OUR NEXT WITNESS, MR. WATKINS FROM NASA. YOU ARE IDENTIFIED FOR...
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| 00:30:39 |
Powner, David - Director
THE FINAL WITNESS IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. >> CHAIRMAN BROWN, CHAIRMAN HARRIS, RANKING MEMBERS MILLER, AND...
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| 00:38:34 |
Hall, Ralph M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
NASA AND NOT AS BAD AS MR. MILLER ABOUT NOT KNOWING WHAT A SATELLITE MIGHT COST AND I REMEMBER ONE TIME WHEN I LEFT THE TEXAS JUDGE'S SEAT TO TAKE ...
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| 00:39:44 |
Sullivan, Kathryn - Assistant Secretary
BY MEETING REQUIREMENTS ON SCHEDULE WITHIN BUDGET OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANSWER THAT, MISS SULLIVAN? DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON THAT, PROBABLY? >> THE...
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| 00:40:54 |
Watkins, Marcus - Director
ANALYSIS OF WHAT WE THINK IMPACTS THOSE AREAS AND SHARING THOSE WITH THE APPROPRIATORS AND WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. >> MR. WATKINS? >> WE'VE BEEN WORKING...
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| 00:43:27 |
Tonko, Paul - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
CAPABILITIES. I YIELD BACK. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN HALL. I NOW RECOGNIZE MR. TONKO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THERE WILL BE A GAP IN DATA IN BETWEEN...
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| 00:44:11 |
Sullivan, Kathryn - Assistant Secretary
MANAGE THE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY OTHER DA DATA SOURCES AND ENSURE THAT THE DATA WE CAN GET WILL WORK SEEMLESSLY IN OUR WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS? >> THANK...
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| 00:47:06 |
Powner, David - Director
I ALLUDED TO, COLLEAGUES BOTH IN OUR SHOPS AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ENGAGED AS WELL. I ASSURE YOU I KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON IT. >> AND MR. POWNER,...
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| 00:48:52 |
Harris, Andy - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
MANAGEMENT OF RISK HAS BEEN WHERE WE WANT IT IT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MR. TONKO. NOW I RECOGNIZE MY COLLEAGUE FROM MARYLAND,...
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| 00:49:42 |
Sullivan, Kathryn - Assistant Secretary
BE PROVIDED BY A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT COULD BUILD, LAUNCH AND MAINTAIN THE SATELLITES. DR. SULLIVAN, WHAT'S THE ATTITUDE TOWARD THE MODEL? >> I WOULD...
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| 00:54:54 |
Miller, Brad - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MR. MILLER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I MENTIONED BEFORE WE HAVE HAD MANY HEARINGS IN...
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| 00:56:00 |
Powner, David - Director
WRONG? EVERYTHING THAT COULD GO WRONG HAS. WHAT DO YOU THINK COULD STILL GO WRONG AND HOW MUCH UNDER CONTROL IS THAT? >> WELL, CLEARLY, IT'S A MUCH...
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| 00:57:30 |
Sullivan, Kathryn - Assistant Secretary
BEING THE RIGHT NUMBER OF SOMETHING GOING WRONG? >> MR. MILLER, I DON'T BUY SATELLITES EVERY DAY EITHER, BUT I HAVE BEEN AROUND SPACE SYSTEMS. I THINK...
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| 00:59:38 |
Watkins, Marcus - Director
INSTRUMENTS INCLUDED LIKE THE LIGHTENING MAPPER WILL SUCCEED AND IT WILL BE ON TIME AND ON BUDGET? >> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS CRITICAL IS THAT...
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| 01:00:37 |
Rohrabacher, Dana - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MANAGED. >> MY TIME HAS EXPIRED, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I NOW RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU VERY...
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| 01:01:12 |
Watkins, Marcus - Director
MUCH CAN YOU SAY IS AN ACTUAL TOTAL LOSS OF VALUE FOR THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER? >> DO YOU WANT ME TO -- SO WHERE WE ARE TODAY TIED TO THE PROGRAM, APPROXIMATE...
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| 01:04:52 |
Sullivan, Kathryn - Assistant Secretary
THOSE DECISIONS RATHER THAN SHARING IT WITH NASA, WHICH IS NOT GOING TO BE NECESSARILY UTILIZING THE EQUIPMENT AFTER ITS ALREADY BEEN PROCURED? >> I THINK...
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| 01:07:48 |
Lofgren, Zoe - U.S. Representative, [D] California
RECOGNIZE THE GENTLE LADY FROM CALIFORNIA. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WAS INTERESTED IN THE QUESTION ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NOAA VERSUS NASA....
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| 01:09:48 |
Sullivan, Kathryn - Assistant Secretary
A CONTINUING RESOLUTION, IF THAT IS WHAT WE END UP WITH AGAIN THIS YEAR, IMPACT YOUR PROGRAMS? DR. SULLIVAN AND MR. WATKINS, IF YOU COULD ANSWER THAT,...
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| 01:10:46 |
Watkins, Marcus - Director
CAVEATS OF THE FORECAST. LESS IMPACT ON JPSS. >> THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD TO THAT IS THAT WITH RESPECT TO THE GOES-R PROGRAM, CURRENTLY WE'RE AT...
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| 01:12:10 |
Sullivan, Kathryn - Assistant Secretary
OF DECREASE IN DAMAGE ON THE GROUND? IF IT'S A HURRICANE OR A TORNADO OR IF IT'S -- WHATEVER KIND OF EVENT? >> WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY RIGOROUSLY EVALUATED...
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| 01:13:25 |
Palazzo, Steven - U.S. Representative, [R] Mississippi
CONCERNS TO TRANSFER $1.6 BILLION FROM NOAA TO NASA FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF WEATHER SATELLITES. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE MR. HALL RAISED THE MOST IMPORTANT...
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| 01:14:12 |
Watkins, Marcus - Director
IN THE DETAILS. HAS NASA DONE ANYTHING TO ANALYZE THIS SWITCH FROM NOAA TO NASA? >> AGAIN, SIR, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AS THEY...
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| 01:17:00 |
Sullivan, Kathryn - Assistant Secretary
THIS REVIEW BE AVAILABLE TO CONGRESS? AND ALSO WILL THE FINDINGS BE REVIEWED, VETTED AND EDITED PRIOR TO SHARING WITH CONGRESS? >> THANK YOU FOR THE...
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| 01:18:12 |
McNerney, Gerald "Jerry" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WRITTEN. >> THANK YOU. I YIELD BACK. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. >> I CAN IMAGINE WHAT THINGS WERE LIKE WHEN...
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| 01:20:22 |
Sullivan, Kathryn - Assistant Secretary
IN TERMS OF PROFESSIONALISM AND DESIRE TO KEEP MOVING. IT CREATES TENSIONS WITHIN THE TEAM. I THINK LARGELY THE TEAM IS PASSED THAT. THE TRUST AND...
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| 01:24:34 |
Harris, Andy - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
ALWAYS INTENDED ON OPERATING SATELLITES IN THREE SEPARATE ORBITS THAT WOULD ENSURE
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| 01:24:41 |
Sullivan, Kathryn - Assistant Secretary
NO WERE MORE THAN SIX HOURS OLD. NOAA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AFTERNOON ORBIT. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION AS A WHOLE IS DOING TO PROTECT...
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| 01:30:17 |
Powner, David - Director
NOW WHAT THE SHORTFALL BELOW THE EXPECTED LIFE CYCLE COST? MR. POWNER, MAYBE YOU CAN -- WHAT IS YOUR FINDING? >> THE GAP IS $1.7 BILLION. IT'S FROM...
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| 01:31:25 |
McNerney, Gerald "Jerry" - U.S. Representative, [D] California
AN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT? >> IT IS, SIR. >> THANK YOU IT VERY MUCH. I RECOGNIZE FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. POWNER, ONE THING THAT...
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| 01:32:49 |
Powner, David - Director
HOW SOLID IS THAT OCTOBER 2015. >> CAN YOU BE SPECIFIC ON RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE CAN REACH THAT OCTOBER 2015 LAUNCH DATE OR ACHIEVE THAT DATE? >>...
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| 01:33:22 |
Watkins, Marcus - Director
THINGS. THOSE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE HAVE. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE HELPFUL IN ACHIEVING THAT LAUNCH DATE. >> THANK YOU. >> THE ONE THING I WOULD...
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| 01:35:33 |
Sullivan, Kathryn - Assistant Secretary
AT A GREEN TECH FACILITY. THE TEAMS ARE WORKING EXTREMELY WELL, AND IT'S A VERY GOOD PARTNERSHIP. >> IF I MAY, I WOULD ENDORSE THE COMMENTS. THERE'S...
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| 01:36:37 |
Watkins, Marcus - Director
LOOKING AT HERE IN TERM TERMS OF WHAT CONFIDENCE WE HAVE IN THAT CONTINUING PERFORMANCE OF THAT INSTRUMENT? >> I'LL TAKE THE BEGINNING OF THAT. AGAIN,...
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| 01:37:24 |
Sullivan, Kathryn - Assistant Secretary
FIRST TIME YOU'RE FLY INGING A SPACECRAFT. THIS ONE WASN'T TO BE SPRALGS INITIALLY. BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WITH LAUNCHING OF...
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| 01:38:18 |
Harris, Andy - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
AND DEVELOPING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. >> THANK YOU. MY TIME IS UP. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE WITNESSES FOR YOUR VALUABLE TESTIMONY AND THE MEMBERS...
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