Are you going to be needing funding for this, coming up in the future?

Ms. Chaplain, do you think there is a gap?

The structure on NPOESS between the Air Force and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA has not worked.

As is the procedure, each of your statements will be entered in the record at this time.

I think the management structure has in large part been the problem, as well as the technical challenges.

What are the lessons learned from the cancellation of TSAT?

Would the Air Force get reimbursed for the services you provide to nongovernmental entities in that Joint Space Operations Center?

First, the world depends on GPS. We know it. We are responsible for it.

What is your assessment of a probability of a gap, and how can you mitigate it?

I would suggest to you that another problem is its management by committee, and you have to have a lead.

The legacy UHF satellite is not lasting as long as it was supposed to. So now there appears to be the possibility of a UHF gap.