Regulations and Government
FAA's goal-setting go-getter: a look at Blakey's first year
On September 13, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey will have completed the first year of her five-year tenure in the position.

On September 13, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey will have completed the first year of her five-year tenure in the position. Is she meeting expectations? Has anything changed? Can any mortal possibly alter the course of what some have called one of the more dysfunctional agencies in the federal government?

The answer, according to experienced FAA watchers and agency insiders, is yes, although all agree there will be many hard decisions called for in the years ahead. But Blakey is reported to be made of somewhat tougher stuff than her predecessor, the occasionally pliant Jane Garvey.