ISSUES RELATED TO FAA'S EFFECTIVENESS. STATEMENT BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION, COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

This testimony focuses on the following: (1) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) faces difficult challenges in modernizing the air traffic control (ATC) system and rebuilding its safety work forces; (2) Funding needs for ATC modernization and FAA's work forces increased this year and will intensify greatly over the next several years; and (3) The Secretary of Transportation's initiatives to develop a national transportation policy illustrate a constructive and beneficial side of the placement of FAA within the Department of Transportation - removing FAA from the Department could frustrate national transportation planning efforts.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/summary.php?recflag=&rptno=T-RCED-89-39
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. General Accounting Office

  441 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20548
• Authors:
  • Mead, K M
• Publication Date: 1989-5-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Finance; Financing; Measures of effectiveness; Modernization; Testimony; Transportation departments; Transportation policy; Workforce
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Transportation; U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: National transportation policies
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485447
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: GAO/T-RCED-89-39
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1989 12:00AM