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Letter to Chairmen Oberstar and Costello Regarding the 2009 FAA...
On June 17, 2010, we issued our review of an FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) outage that occurred on November 19, 2009, delaying thousands of travelers and grounding hundreds of flights...
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Letter to the Idaho Congressional Delegation Regarding the Review of FAA’s...
On June 30, 2010, we issued our response to the Idaho Congressional Delegation, which requested that we review FAA’s business case for moving terminal radar approach control (TRACON) services from...
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Letter to Representatives Mica and Petri Regarding ATC Web Security
On August 5, 2010, we issued a letter in response to a request from Representative John Mica, Ranking Minority Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Representative Thomas...
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Audit Announcement for the Vulnerability Assessment of the Federal Aviation...
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is initiating an information technology vulnerability assessment of FAA's operational Air Traffic Control (ATC) System. This audit was requested by the Ranking...
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FAA's Air Traffic Controller Optimum Training Solution Program: Sound...
On September 30, we issued our report on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Air Traffic Controller Optimum Training Solution Program (ATCOTS). ATCOTS is a critical component of FAA's plans to...
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FAA Faces Significant Risks in Implementing the Automatic Dependent...
On October 12, 2010, we issued our report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) program. ADS-B is a satellite-based surveillance technology...
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Audit Initiated of Controller Staffing and Training at Critical Air Traffic...
The Office of Inspector General plans to review controller staffing and training at the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) busiest, most complex air traffic control facilities. Due to increased...
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FAA Needs To Implement More Efficient Performance-Based Navigation Procedures...
On December 10, we issued our report on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) oversight of new flight procedures using Area Navigation (RNAV) and Required Navigation Performance (RNP) and its use...
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Letter to Chairmen Oberstar and Costello and Ranking Members Mica and Petri...
On December 21, we issued a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Aviation Subcommittee regarding FAA's efforts to implement the Next...
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Audit Initiated of FAA’s Air Traffic Facility Realignment
The Office of Inspector General plans to review the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) plans for consolidating the Nation's air traffic facilities, many of which are approaching the end of their...
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FAA Must Improve Its Controller Training Metrics To Help Identify Program Needs
On March 30, 2011, we issued a follow-up report to our 2009 audit on training failures among newly hired air traffic controllers. Our audit objectives were to: (1) evaluate the Federal Aviation...
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Audit Initiated of FAA's Contract Tower Program
The Office of Inspector General plans to review the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Contract Tower Program. Beginning with a pilot program in 1982 that has since expanded, FAA has been engaged...
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Quality Control Review on the Vulnerability Assessment of FAA's Operational...
On April 15, 2011, we issued a quality control review report on the vulnerability assessment of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) operational air traffic control (ATC) system. We conducted...
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Audits Initiated of FAA's Metric to Track Air Traffic Losses of Separation...
The Office of Inspector General plans to review the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) process for reporting and mitigating the risk of operational errors by air traffic controllers. We are...
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Air Traffic Control Safety Oversight
On May 24, 2011, the Department of Transportation Inspector General testified before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security about...
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FAA Needs to Strengthen Controls Over the 2009 FAA/NATCA Collective...
On June 9, 2011, we issued a report on cost issues related to the 2009 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Air Traffic Controllers...
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FAA's Approach To SWIM Has Led To Cost And Schedule Uncertainty And No Clear...
On June 15, 2011, we issued a report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) development and implementation of the System Wide Information Management (SWIM) program. SWIM is a key program in...
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FAA Oversight Is Key For Contractor-Owned Air Traffic Control Systems That...
On August 4, 2011, we issued a report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight process for contractor-owned air traffic control systems. We conducted our review at the request of the...
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Federal Aviation Administration's Progress and Challenges in Developing and...
On October 5, 2011, the Inspector General testified before the House Subcommittee on Aviation regarding the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) progress and challenges in developing and...
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Audit Initiated of FAA's Controller Facility Training Program
The Office of Inspector General plans to conduct a review of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) air traffic controller facility training. FAA plans to hire and train nearly 11,000 new...
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