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NOAA: Surfing the Channels While Riding the Waves
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management
Abstract
From the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management led by Senator Rand Paul issued a weekly waste report looking at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) ship Fairweather and the $40,000 spending for television access. The report examines the Fairweather ship's 300 channel satellite subscription, the personal access to this television subscription of everyone on the ship. The report finds that the average American household only has 189 channels, and that the only satellite subscription that carries 300 channels is Dish's biggest channel package, which the report considers a wasteful expense.
Date
2015-08-31
Document Type
Senate Majority Oversight Record
Serial Number
Document Length
1 page
Congress
114
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Oversight Records
PAP Major Code
20: Government Operations
PAP Minor Code
2002: Government Efficiency, General Regulatory Policy and Bureaucratic Oversight