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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 94 - Reno - November 2004
Agenda Location	4 GENERAL COMMITTEE TECHNICAL SESSION 4.1 Government Agencies Summary Reports 4.1.3 FAA 4.1.3.1 FAA Technical Center
Title	FAA Technical Center
Presenter	Stan Pszczolkowski
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Abstract	There is considerable change in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA requested FY-05 system acquisition budget is 13.6% less (nearly $400,000,000) than the FY-04 level. Efforts on several projects have been significantly redirected: the Local Area Augmentation System, Next Generation Communications and Controller/Pilot Data Link Communications. This redirection is due to overall FAA reduced funding, the affordability of the systems and a reassessment of when, and if, a given capability is needed in the National Airspace System. Additionally the Flight Service Stations are a candidate for outsourcing with current FSS FAA employees and the Harris Corporation teamed to bid on this effort. On February 8, 2004, the FAA established the Air Traffic Organization (ATO). The ATO includes 38,000 engineers, technicians, air traffic controllers, and acquisition, budget, planning and support personnel. They are assigned to 10 vice-presidents, 5 have line responsibility in a given domain (e.g. terminal airspace services) and 5 lead staff offices. Each of the 5 line directorates is similarly organized with the major subdivisions of field operations, maintenance, acquisition and finance. The ATO is cost and results driven and recognizes that there are three groups essential for success – customers (the airlines, business and general aviation, and other government agencies, particularly the Department of Defense), owners (U.S. citizens as represented by Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Transportation and the Inspector General) and the ATO employees. The FAA is in the process of an initial deployment of Automated Dependant Surveillance services in the eastern United States (southern New Jersey to Florida). As part of these services each properly equipped aircraft will transmit its position to a series of ground stations. These stations will then transmit aircraft position data (Traffic Information Service) and weather and aeronautical data (Flight Information Service) to participating aircraft. This developmental system will transition to an operational capability that will enhance system safety and efficiency and provide improved situation awareness. This effort builds on similar projects in Alaska and the Ohio Valley.