United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-03-22 monographic deposited born digital 17 p. GA 1.5/2:GAO-07-649 T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-649T P0b002ee1803a5d33 000678244 f:d07649t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-649T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-649T GAO-07-649T Agency missions Air traffic control systems Air transportation Commercial aviation Concept of operations Enterprise architecture Interagency relations Program evaluation Program management Strategic planning Program implementation FAA Operational Evolution Plan Next Generation Air Transportation System Testimony A67127 The skies over America are becoming more crowded every day. The consensus of opinion is that the current aviation system cannot be expanded to meet this projected growth. Recognizing the need for system transformation, in 2003 Congress authorized the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) and requires the office to operate in conjunction with multiple federal agencies, including the Departments of Transportation, Commerce, Defense, and Homeland Security; the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. JPDO is responsible for coordinating the related efforts of these partner agencies to plan the transformation to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen): a fundamental redesign of the national airspace system. FAA will be largely responsible for implementing the policies and systems necessary for NextGen, while safely operating the current air traffic control system. GAO's testimony focuses on (1) the progress that JPDO has made in planning NextGen and some challenges it continues to face and (2) the challenges that FAA faces transitioning to NextGen. GAO's statement is based on our recent reports as well as ongoing work, all of which has been conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-649T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-649T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-649T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-649T.pdf GAO-07-649T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-649T Testimony GAO-07-649T; Next Generation Air Transportation System: Progress and Challenges in Planning and Implementing the Transformation of the National Airspace System; Agency missions Air traffic control systems Air transportation Commercial aviation Concept of operations Enterprise architecture Interagency relations Program evaluation Program management Strategic planning Program implementation FAA Operational Evolution Plan Next Generation Air Transportation System