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.