DOT IG: FAA NextGen Development Projects Lack Oversight
Since Fiscal Year 2008, Congress has appropriated more than $1.7 billion for NextGen developmental projects.
As part of the FAA's NextGen program, air traffic control towers and Tracon facilities are transitioning from the old ARTS IIE analog flight-tracking systems (left) to fully-digital STARS Elite systems (right). (Photo: NATCA)
As part of the FAA's NextGen program, air traffic control towers and Tracon facilities are transitioning from the old ARTS IIE analog flight-tracking systems (left) to fully-digital STARS Elite systems (right). (Photo: NATCA)