Regulations and Government
FAA Rapped On NextGen Cost/Schedule Overruns

A report released last week by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) criticizes the FAA for lax program cost and schedule monitoring and control related to its air traffic control modernization effort. Of 30 NextGen programs the GAO examined, 11 have experienced cost increases over their original estimates by $4.2 billion, representing more than 60 percent of the agency’s total delay costs for these programs. Schedules were also affected in 15 out of the 30 programs, ranging from two months to more than 14 years, and averaging 48 months.

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