Spokesman Jim Foley said the department takes the GAO findings, which were completed 10 days ago, very seriously and that a number of flaws have already been corrected.
The answer seems to be that the satellite data corrected by Mr Wentz and Dr Schabel already contained an unintended element of correction for orbital decay.
Proving that you have the financial wherewithal to support a mortgage financing request has already been addressed and new rules cemented in place by a self-corrected industry.