Satellite Program Costs Rise, Output falls

A satellite program crucial to the nation's ability to forecast weather continues to have fundamental, costly acquisition problems. The price tag for a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration program to replace aging satellites has gone up by $670 million $7.67 billion. That rise coincides with a sharp drop in the...

By Robert O'Harrow | April 27, 2009; 02:53 PM ET | Comments (2)