Contributions

  • Powner, David A. - Contributor
  • United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight - Contributor
  • United States. National Weather Service - Contributor
  • United States. Federal Aviation Administration - Contributor

Publication

2010 - U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

7,500 words, Guess

Page Count

30 pages

Physical Format

Electronic resource

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Alternate Titles

  • Agencies need to improve performance measurement and fully address key challenges

Description

"The National Weather Service's (NWS) weather products are a vital component of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) air traffic control system. In addition to providing aviation weather products developed at its own facilities, NWS also provides on-site staff at each of FAA's en route centers - the facilities that control high-altitude flight outside the airport tower and terminal areas. NWS's on-site staff is called a center weather service unit. For several years, NWS and FAA have been exploring options for improving the aviation weather services provided at en route centers. GAO agreed to (1) determine the status of the agencies' efforts to restructure aviation weather services, (2) assess the agencies' progress in establishing performance baselines in order to measure the effect of any changes, and (3) evaluate plans to address key challenges. To do so, GAO evaluated agency progress and plans and compared agency efforts with leading practices"--Highlights.

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