Federal Aviation Administration : Stronger Architecture Needed to Guide Systems Modernization Efforts

The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) mission is to promote the safe, orderly, & expeditious flow of air traffic in the U.S. airspace system. To this end, FAA is modernizing its air traffic control systems, a multibillion dollar effort that has been designated as a high-risk program. Research into the practices of successful public- & private-sector organizations has shown that developing & using an enterprise architecture, or blueprint, to guide & constrain systems investments is crucial to the success of such a modernization effort. This report determines whether FAA has established an effective processes for managing the development & implementation of an enterprise architecture. Includes recommendations. Charts & tables.Hite, Randolph C. is the author of 'Federal Aviation Administration : Stronger Architecture Needed to Guide Systems Modernization Efforts', published 2005 under ISBN 9781422301159 and ISBN 142230115X.