NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM: FAA Has Made Progress but Continues to Face Challenges in Acquiring Major Air Traffic Control Systems

Abstract

The ATO met its acquisition goal for fiscal year 2004. However, prior to the establishment of the ATO, FAA had experienced more than two decades of cost, schedule, and/or performance shortfalls in acquiring major systems under its ATC modernization program. For example, 13 of the 16 major system acquisitions that we reviewed in detail have experienced cost, schedule, and/or performance shortfalls when assessed against their original milestones. These 13 system acquisitions experienced total cost growth from $1.1 million to about $1.5 billion; schedule extensions ranging from 1 to 13 years; and performance shortfalls, including safety problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1106094

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Navigation
  • Air Traffic Control Radar
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Airport Radar Systems
  • Airports
  • Business Administration
  • Capital Investments
  • Communication Systems
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Data Links
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Money
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Aids
  • Procurement
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Reliability
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management

Technology Areas

  • Space