United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-07-27 monographic deposited born digital 29 p. GA 1.13:RCED-96-151 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-151 P0b002ee1803a1f7c f:rc96151 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-151 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-151 RCED-96-151 Human factors engineering Transportation safety Behavioral sciences research Interagency relations Aircraft industry Human resources training Safety standards Air transportation operations Aircraft accidents FAA Acquisition Management System Letter Report RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) organizational structure for incorporating human factors into aviation-related research.<p/>GAO found that: (1) FAA has incorporated a human factors includes a human factors policy order, a Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for human factors, and guidance for considering human factors in the acquisition process; (2) the order assigns responsibility for ensuring that human factors are considered in FAA research activities, but does not establish minimal standards for meeting this requirement; (3) recent legislative and organizational changes may affect the application of human factors research in FAA acquisitions and operations; (4) the FAA Acquisition Management System considers human factors at an earlier stage in the acquisition process, but there is no mention of the extent to which such factors should be considered; (5) the FAA Human Factors Division (HFD) consults with other members of the aviation community and participates in industry task forces and conferences to identify issues associated with human factors in aviation; (6) HFD solicits ideas for research from FAA acquisition and operating units and is responsible for internal and external coordination of FAA research; (7) HFD allocates most FAA funding for core research, and enters into interagency agreements with the National Space and Aeronautics Administration and the Department of Defense to coordinate the agencies' human factors research; and (8) the possibility of duplicating human factors research exits because FAA units are not required to coordinate their research activities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-151/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-151.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-151/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-151.pdf GAO/RCED-96-151 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-151 Letter Report GAO/RCED-96-151; Human Factors: Status of Efforts to Integrate Research on Human Factors Into FAA's Activities; Human factors engineering Transportation safety Behavioral sciences research Interagency relations Aircraft industry Human resources training Safety standards Air transportation operations Aircraft accidents FAA Acquisition Management System Public Law 100-591 H. Rept. 100-894