Fast contracts still face delays
A recent report by the Transportation Department's Inspector General found little correlation between the FAA's Acquisition Management System and contract implementation.
A recent report by the Transportation Department's Inspector General found little correlation between the FAA's Acquisition Management System and contract implementation. Some of the contracts the FAA was awarding more quickly also experienced cost growth and schedule delays. The following chart is a sample of delays detailed in a DOT IG report.
| Program | Planned program costs in millions | Cost growth in millions | Planned months to commission | Months of schedule delay |
| Wide Area Augmentation System | $1,006.6 | $632.6 | 48 | 14 |
| Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System | 940.2 | 462.4 | 28 | 49 |
| Host and Oceanic Computer System Replacement Program | 442.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Integrated Terminal Weather System | 276.1 | 0.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Integrated Terminal Weather System | 276.1 | 0.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Local-Area Augmentation System | 586.5 | 134.8 | N/A | N/A |
| Source: "Survey of the FAA's Integrated Product Development System," August 2000, DOT Inspector General | ||||
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