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Aviation Safety: FAA Has Not Fully Implemented Weather-Related Recommendations

RCED-98-130 Published: Jun 02, 1998. Publicly Released: Jun 02, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) efforts to implement the weather-related recommendations made by the National Research Council (NRC) and FAA's advisory committee, focusing on: (1) policy and leadership; (2) interagency coordination; (3) meeting different types of users' needs for weather information; and (4) the level of funding provided for weather activities.

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