Key Safety and Modernization Challenges Facing the FAA
On April 17, 2008, the Inspector General testified before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. The Inspector General highlighted three key challenges facing FAA and its stakeholders over the next several years: (1) strengthening FAA's oversight of the aviation industry, including its systems for monitoring air carriers' use of outsourced maintenance and aircraft manufacturers' suppliers; (2) keeping existing modernization programs on track, reducing risk with NextGen, and setting realistic expectations; and (3) addressing attrition within FAA's air traffic controller and inspector workforces.
Air Traffic Control Modernization
On April 14, 2008, we issued our report on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) air traffic control modernization efforts. At the request of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, we examined three objectives: (1) trends in recent FAA capital spending, (2) changes in cost and schedule baselines of major acquisitions, and (3) the effect of the transition to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) on existing projects.
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