Jun 13 1980
From The Space Library
Space News for this day. (1MB PDF)
The House Committee on Science and Technology said that its subcommittees on space science and applications and on natural resources and environment would hold hearings June 24-25 on administration plans to develop a Landsat remote-sensing system with private-sector participation. (House anno 96-204)
The Washington Post reported that Rep. Bruce Vento (D-Minn.) had called for congressional investigation of the Navy's new F-18 jet fighter, claiming the multibillion-dollar project was in "deep financial and technical trouble." The F-18 was the biggest single item in the military budget now before Congress; despite critical reports, Vento said the project had "eluded congressional scrutiny." The GAO, Congress's investigative arm, in February reported that the F-18's planned performance had been reduced and various problems remained uncorrected. GAO said that during its investigation at Navy, DOD, and contractor facilities "we were not granted access to information we felt critical to our evaluation." Vento pointed out that the GAO report received little official notice and said that he had "startling information" as a result of his own investigation. In the past 15 months alone, he said, F-18 costs increased $10.9 billion, and the Pentagon was talking a $32.8 billion total cost for the project previously estimated at $24 billion. (W Post, June 13/80, A-16)
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