Senate Appropriators Excoriate NPOESS, Voice 'Lack Of Confidence' In Program Management, But Provide Full Funding 

Obama Administration Isn't Seizing Control Of NPOESS To Fix Problems, Lawmakers Say The Senate Appropriations Committee expressed exasperation with the long-troubled National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, or NPOESS, but provided it with full funding for the upcoming fiscal year...

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