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Next Generation Air Transportation System status of the transition to the future air traffic control system : testimony before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives

This Government Accountability Office (GAO) testimony focuses on the progress the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making in implementing businesslike operations that could provide a foundation for managing the transition to NextGen--a new system that will use state-of-the-art technologies and procedures to upgrade the nation's current air traffic control system. It also discusses the status of the Joint Planning and Development Office's (JPDO) planning and facilitation of NextGen as well as some key challenges that FAA and JPDO need to address in moving toward NextGen. This statement is based on GAO's November 2006 report and recent testimonies as well as ongoing work. GAO's November report recommended that FAA study its technical and contract management expertise and that JPDO take actions to institutionalize its collaborative practices. FAA and JPDO said they would consider GAO's recommendations.--Highlights.

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