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maintenance as a material weakness. In 1992, NASA instituted a facility plan to assess 

 both the needs and conditions of its laboratories. 



1 ) It seems from reading the GAO report that NASA has developed programs 

 to assess and improve laboratory conditions, what makes NASA's mainte- 

 nance, repair and upgrade procedures successful? 



2) What can other agencies learn from NASA's efforts to improve facility con- 

 ditions? 



(Answer: The purpose of the first two questions is to publicize 

 some of the policy changes needed to correct the infrastructure 

 problems.) 



3) How have laboratory conditions impacted the scientific mission of NASA? 



