Regulations and Government
Washington Report: Stars not yet shining
In a report prepared for several members of Congress, the General Accounting Office (GAO) said the FAA’s standard terminal automation replacement system (S

In a report prepared for several members of Congress, the General Accounting Office (GAO) said the FAA’s standard terminal automation replacement system (Stars) “bears little resemblance to the program envisioned in 1996.”

Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-Ala.) and Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.) asked the GAO to review how the currently projected cost and deployment schedule for Stars compares with the original cost and schedule; how often the FAA has changed its approved estimates; how the FAA has responded to the Transportation Department inspector general’s concerns about the agency’s plans for deploying Stars in Philadelphia; and what the effect of changes has been in the deployment schedule.