Testimony: FAA Implementation of Provisions in FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
Description
Opening Statement by Derrick Collins, Director, GAO's Physical
Infrastructure team, to the House Committee on Transportation &
Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation, on May 15, 2025.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 (the Act) communicates congressional direction for how FAA should carry out aspects of its mission and helps ensure the safety and efficiency of the U.S. airspace system. The Act is broad and contains provisions on areas including FAA's organizational structure, controller staffing and aviation workforce, modernizing the national airspace system (NAS), and supporting safety and efficiency for both conventional users and new entrants such as drones.
This testimony provides an overview of key areas of the Act, GAO's
open recommendations to FAA in these areas, and the work GAO is doing in response to several provisions in the Act. This statement draws from several GAO reports completed since fiscal year 2020.
Infrastructure team, to the House Committee on Transportation &
Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation, on May 15, 2025.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 (the Act) communicates congressional direction for how FAA should carry out aspects of its mission and helps ensure the safety and efficiency of the U.S. airspace system. The Act is broad and contains provisions on areas including FAA's organizational structure, controller staffing and aviation workforce, modernizing the national airspace system (NAS), and supporting safety and efficiency for both conventional users and new entrants such as drones.
This testimony provides an overview of key areas of the Act, GAO's
open recommendations to FAA in these areas, and the work GAO is doing in response to several provisions in the Act. This statement draws from several GAO reports completed since fiscal year 2020.