Regulations and Government
FAA's New 'Interagency Planning Office' Replaces JPDO
The office “will plan, identify and prioritize key multi-agency research to drive consensus in the development and decisions related to NextGen.
Former JPDO director Karlin Toner is now FAA director of global strategy. (Photo: Bill Carey)
Former JPDO director Karlin Toner is now FAA director of global strategy. (Photo: Bill Carey)

The Federal Aviation Administration has created a new interagency office to coordinate federal investment in the ambitious NextGen ATC modernization effort following the elimination of the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO). Congress erased funding for the JPDO earlier this year, 10 years after it required the Department of Transportation to establish the office under the Vision 100-Century of Aviation legislation that launched NextGen.