air traffic organization & wsa update robert m. strong, jr. director, western service area,...
DESCRIPTION
The ATO Mission Deliver the high-quality air traffic services that our customers want Provide safe, secure and cost-effective air traffic services that our owners expect, now and into the future Create a professional workplace for our employees to excel and be innovative, fostering enthusiasm and pride for our vision and the services we provide Be accountable for our performance in providing air traffic services, with clear and specific goals linked to our customers, owners and employeesTRANSCRIPT
Air Traffic Organization &
WSA Update
Robert M. Strong, Jr. Director, Western Service Area, Transition ATO, Technical Operations Federal Aviation Administration
To improve continuously the safety andefficiency of aviation, while being responsive to
our customers and accountable to the public
A T O
Safety. Service. Value.
Leading Aviation Servicesinto the Future
Air Traffic Organization
The ATO Mission• Deliver the high-quality air traffic services that
our customers want
• Provide safe, secure and cost-effective air traffic services that our owners expect, now and into the future
• Create a professional workplace for our employees to excel and be innovative, fostering enthusiasm and pride for our vision and the services we provide
• Be accountable for our performance in providing air traffic services, with clear and specific goals linked to our customers, owners and employees
Why did we change?• Mandate from Congress to change to a
performance based organization • Historic program cost over runs and poor
fiscal discipline • Respond to changes in the industry and
national priorities• Improve the efficiency and effectiveness in
how we use resources • Implement fiscal discipline• Meet increasing industry demands in the light
of shrinking resources • Focus on core services
FAA Administrator
FAA Deputy Administrator
ARA Research & Acquisition
ATS Air Traffic Services
AAT Air Traffic Service
ARS AT System Requirements
ASC System Capacity
ATQ IndependentOperational Test
& Evaluation
ARI Runway Safety
ASU Acquisitions
AUA AT SystemsDevelopment
AAR Aviation Research
AND CommunicationsNavigation &Surveillance
ASD System Architecture
& Investment Analysis
ABZ Business Management
ACA Competitive Sourcing Acquisition
AOZ Free Flight
ATB Terminal Business Unit
AAF Airway Facilities Service
Operational Evolution Plan
ACT William J HughesTechnical Center
FAA Administrator
FAA Deputy Administrator
ARA Research & Acquisition
ATS Air Traffic Services
AAT Air Traffic Service
ARS AT System Requirements
ASC System Capacity
ATQ IndependentOperational Test
& Evaluation
ARI Runway Safety
ASU Acquisitions
AUA AT SystemsDevelopment
AAR Aviation Research
AND CommunicationsNavigation &Surveillance
ASD System Architecture
& Investment Analysis
ABZ Business Management
ACA Competitive Sourcing Acquisition
AOZ Free Flight
ATB Terminal Business Unit
AAF Airway Facilities Service
Operational Evolution Plan
ACT William J HughesTechnical Center
FAA Administrator
FAA Deputy Administrator
COO
En Route & Oceanic
Terminal Service
System Operations
Technical Operations
Safety
Communications
OperationsPlanning
Finance
Acquisition &Business Services
ATO Transition**temporary
Flight Services
FAA Administrator
FAA Deputy Administrator
COO
En Route & Oceanic
Terminal Service
System Operations
Technical Operations
Safety
Communications
OperationsPlanning
Finance
Acquisition &Business Services
ATO Transition**temporary
Flight Services
Why this structure?
Why this structure?• Align the organization around our core
functions• Align our cost around the services we
provide• Increase effectiveness and eliminate or
reduce redundancies on all levels• Create a more responsive organization
and increase management effectiveness
• Align facilities with their service units• Reduce layers of management to create
a more responsive organization• Move management closer to the
service delivery point• Build a foundation for future cost
management• Decentralize decision making and
financial accountability
Why this structure?
Why this structure?
Technical Operations
• New leadership based on corporate decision making
• Fiscal discipline based on Cost Accounting principles
• Fiscal transparency and accountability• Services are aligned around services
provided• Performance is based on results over
process
What is going to be different?
How is this better?• Provides the ability to put the right
people in the right place at the right time.
• Helps get decisions made based on corporate-like priorities
• Increases the integrity of the budgeting process
• Restores credibility with Congress and ensures our viability as a government agency
Western Service Area Overview
• Engineering Services: Engineering/Design & NAS Implementation
• Mission Support: Program Management & Administration
• Technical Services: NAS Services & Core Business
• Safety Management/Quality Assurance: Safety Management, Quality Assurance & Compliance
Pacific Islands Program
• HIP SMO will still be focal
• Engineering Services, Mission Support and Technical Services will collectively support the NAS throughout the Pacific
• We will continue to make advancements in the NAS and provide cost effective, state-of-the art services and systems.