**FAAXX159: Voice Switching and Control System (VSCS) Tech Refresh**

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  **Exhibit 300: Part I: Summary Information and Justification (All
  Capital Assets)**

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  **I.A. Overview**                   

                                      

  **1. Date of Submission:**          9/11/2006

  **2. Agency:**                      Department of Transportation

  **3. Bureau:**                      Federal Aviation Administration

  **4. Name of this Capital Asset:**  FAAXX159: Voice Switching and
                                      Control System (VSCS) Tech Refresh

  **5. Unique Project (Investment)    021-12-01-14-01-1060-00
  Identifier: (For IT investment      
  only, see section 53. For all       
  other, use agency ID system.)**     

  **6. What kind of investment will   Mixed Life Cycle
  this be in FY2008? (Please NOTE:    
  Investments moving to O&M ONLY in   
  FY2008, with Planning/Acquisition   
  activities prior to FY2008 should   
  not select O&M. These investments   
  should indicate their current       
  status.)**                          

  **7. What was the first budget year FY2006
  this investment was submitted to    
  OMB?**                              

  **8. Provide a brief summary and    
  justification for this investment,  
  including a brief description of    
  how this closes in part or in whole 
  an identified agency performance    
  gap:**                              

  Voice switches enable air traffic   
  controllers to transition           
  efficiently and effortlessly        
  between air-to-ground radio         
  communication and ground-to-ground  
  telephone communication. Air        
  traffic control personnel must      
  locate and identify aircraft        
  quickly, give radio instructions to 
  pilots for safe separation and for  
  weather-related flight plan         
  adjustments, and communicate via    
  radio and telephone with both       
  pilots and ground personnel in the  
  air traffic environment. Voice      
  Switching Control System (VSCS)     
  technology has been deployed since  
  1994 to provide air traffic         
  controllers in en route facilities  
  with this connectivity. The         
  original acquisition is in steady   
  state, maintained by O&M funding.   
  The goal of this investment - Voice 
  Switching Control System (VSCS)     
  Tech Refresh- is to maintain        
  required operational availability   
  and to avoid growth of operations   
  costs that result from parts        
  obsolescence. F&E funds are         
  expended for technical reliability  
  and availability studies of         
  components and Line Replaceable     
  Units (LRU), and for implementing   
  those specific                      
  component/LRU/subsystem upgrades    
  and replacements determined by the  
  program office to be necessary in   
  order to continue to meet initial   
  investment requirements. The        
  original acquisition was projected  
  to end in 2014. However, the        
  program office is now being asked   
  to keep this system operational     
  until a new voice switch is fielded 
  in 2020. The VSCS program was       
  presented to the JRC for a final    
  baseline decision on August 24,     
  2006. This decision was to obtain   
  JRC approval for funding and        
  execution for Tech Refresh Phase II 
  lasting from FY2007 through FY2011. 
  Performance Gap: Some examples of   
  current performance gaps in the     
  VSCS system are: Obsolescence due   
  to aging technology (Late 80\'s,    
  early 90\'s); PL/M software         
  (incompatibility, scarce            
  engineering resources; Depot Test   
  Equipment (increasing down time,    
  risk to depot spares inventory);    
  Increased failure rates (almost     
  doubled in last 5 years); and       
  Unplanned NAS expansion as a result 
  of Airspace Redesign Efforts. Funds 
  approved and allocated for FY08     
  will provide the following: PLM/C++ 
  software language conversion;       
  Modification and integration of     
  Depot Test Equipment; Fast Bench;   
  Continuing retrofit of power        
  supplies \[CSPS/CEPS\]; and Program 
  Management and Contract Support.    
  The beginning of this investment,   
  for program management tracking     
  purposes, is October 1, 1999 and    
  extends to September 30, 2020.      

  **9. Did the Agency\'s              Yes
  Executive/Investment Committee      
  approve this request?**             

  **   a. If \"yes,\" what was the    8/24/2006
  date of this approval?**            

  **10. Did the Project Manager       Yes
  review this Exhibit?**              

  **11. Contact information of        
  Project Manager?**                  

  **Name**                            

                                      

  **Phone Number**                    

  **Email**                           

  **12. Has the agency developed      No
  and/or promoted cost effective,     
  energy efficient and                
  environmentally sustainable         
  techniques or practices for this    
  project.**                          

  **   a. Will this investment        Yes
  include electronic assets           
  (including computers)?**            

  **   b. Is this investment for new  No
  construction or major retrofit of a 
  Federal building or facility?       
  (answer applicable to non-IT assets 
  only)**                             

  **      1. If \"yes,\" is an ESPC   No
  or UESC being used to help fund     
  this investment?**                  

  **      2. If \"yes,\" will this    No
  investment meet sustainable design  
  principles?**                       

  **      3. If \"yes,\" is it         
  designed to be 30% more energy      
  efficient than relevant code?**     

  **13. Does this investment support  No
  one of the PMA initiatives?**       

  **   If \"yes,\" check all that     
  apply:**                            

  **   13a. Briefly describe how this  
  asset directly supports the         
  identified initiative(s)?**         

  **14. Does this investment support  Yes
  a program assessed using the        
  Program Assessment Rating Tool      
  (PART)? (For more information about 
  the PART, visit                     
  www.whitehouse.gov/omb/part.)**     

  **   a. If \"yes,\" does this       Yes
  investment address a weakness found 
  during the PART review?**           

  **   b. If \"yes,\" what is the     FAA Air Traffic Services
  name of the PART program assessed   
  by OMB\'s Program Assessment Rating 
  Tool?**                             

  **   c. If \"yes,\" what PART       Adequate
  rating did it receive?**            

  **15. Is this investment for        Yes
  information technology?**           

  **If the answer to Question: \"Is   
  this investment for information     
  technology?\" was \"Yes,\" complete 
  this sub-section. If the answer is  
  \"No,\" do not answer this          
  sub-section.**                      

  **For information technology        
  investments only:**                 

  **16. What is the level of the IT   Level 2
  Project? (per CIO Council PM        
  Guidance)**                         

  **17. What project management       \(1\) Project manager has been
  qualifications does the Project     validated as qualified for this
  Manager have? (per CIO Council PM   investment
  Guidance):**                        

  **18. Is this investment identified No
  as \"high risk\" on the Q4 - FY     
  2006 agency high risk report (per   
  OMB\'s \"high risk\" memo)?**       

  **19. Is this a financial           No
  management system?**                

  **   a. If \"yes,\" does this       No
  investment address a FFMIA          
  compliance area?**                  

  **      1. If \"yes,\" which        N/A
  compliance area:**                  

  **      2. If \"no,\" what does it   
  address?**                          

  **   b. If \"yes,\" please identify 
  the system name(s) and system       
  acronym(s) as reported in the most  
  recent financial systems inventory  
  update required by Circular A-11    
  section 52**                        

                                      

  **20. What is the percentage        
  breakout for the total FY2008       
  funding request for the following?  
  (This should total 100%)**          

  **Hardware**                        40.000000

  **Software**                        30.000000

  **Services**                        30.000000

  **Other**                           0.000000

  **21. If this project produces      N/A
  information dissemination products  
  for the public, are these products  
  published to the Internet in        
  conformance with OMB Memorandum     
  05-04 and included in your agency   
  inventory, schedules and            
  priorities?**                       

  **22. Contact information of        
  individual responsible for privacy  
  related questions:**                

  **Name**                            

                                      

  **Phone Number**                    

  **Title**                           

  **E-mail**                          

  **23. Are the records produced by   No
  this investment appropriately       
  scheduled with the National         
  Archives and Records                
  Administration\'s approval?**       
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  **I.B. Summary of Funding**                                           

                                                                        

  **Provide the total estimated life-cycle cost for this investment by  
  completing the following table. All amounts represent budget          
  authority in millions, and are rounded to three decimal places.       
  Federal personnel costs should be included only in the row designated 
  \"Government FTE Cost,\" and should be excluded from the amounts      
  shown for \"Planning,\" \"Full Acquisition,\" and                     
  \"Operation/Maintenance.\" The total estimated annual cost of the     
  investment is the sum of costs for \"Planning,\" \"Full               
  Acquisition,\" and \"Operation/Maintenance.\" For Federal buildings   
  and facilities, life-cycle costs should include long term energy,     
  environmental, decommissioning, and/or restoration costs. The costs   
  associated with the entire life-cycle of the investment should be     
  included in this report.**                                            

  **Table 1: SUMMARY OF SPENDING FOR PROJECT PHASES\                    
  (REPORTED IN MILLIONS)\                                               
  (Estimates for BY+1 and beyond are for planning purposes only and do  
  not represent budget decisions)**                                     
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                   **PY - 1\   **PY     **CY     **BY     **BY + 1 **BY + 2 **BY + 3 **BY + 4\  **Total**
                   and\        2006**   2007**   2008**   2009**   2010**   2011**   and\       
                   Earlier**                                                         Beyond**   

  Planning                                                                                      

      Budgetary    34.615      1.865    3.82     4.84     0        0        0        0          0
  Resources                                                                                     

  Acquisition                                                                                   

      Budgetary    86.985      5.56     11.18    10.16    0        0        0        0          0
  Resources                                                                                     

  Subtotal                                                                                      
  Planning &                                                                                    
  Acquisition                                                                                   

      Budgetary    121.6       7.425    15       15       0        0        0        0          0
  Resources                                                                                     

  Operations &                                                                                  
  Maintenance                                                                                   

      Budgetary    185.03      24.82    23.7     25.1     0        0        0        0          0
  Resources                                                                                     

  TOTAL                                                                                         

      Budgetary    306.63      32.245   38.7     40.1     0        0        0        0          0
  Resources                                                                                     

  Government FTE                                                                                
  Costs                                                                                         

    Budgetary      14.887      0.518    1.242    1.304    0        0        0        0          0
  Resources                                                                                     

  Number of FTE    155         9        9        9        0        0        0        0          0
  represented by                                                                                
  Costs:                                                                                        
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  **Note: For the cross-agency        
  investments, this table should      
  include all funding (both managing  
  partner and partner agencies).      
  Government FTE Costs should not be  
  included as part of the TOTAL       
  represented.**                      

                                      

  **2. Will this project require the  No
  agency to hire additional FTE\'s?** 

  **   a. If \"yes,\" How many and in  
  what year?**                        

                                      
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  **I.C. Acquisition/Contract         
  Strategy**                          

                                      

  **2. If earned value is not         
  required or will not be a contract  
  requirement for any of the          
  contracts or task orders above,     
  explain why:**                      

  The efforts that will go under the  
  prime contract will, where          
  economically practical, be subject  
  to EVM. Those efforts that are not  
  under EVM are such activities as    
  program management, minor testing,  
  or quick turnaround items           
  (durations of two months or less.)  
  EVM, where applied to the           
  contractor, is analyzed by the FAA  
  program office. Monitoring of       
  contractor activities is done       
  on-site by FAA Quality              
  Representative Offices and Contract 
  Liaison Office personnel.           
  Additionally, there are Operational 
  Site Reviews held approximately six 
  times a year where on-site          
  monitoring and progress data        
  reviews are performed by program    
  office headquarters personnel. EVM  
  is being implemented at the program 
  level to encompass all              
  non-operational contract and FTE    
  costs, including those of contracts 
  with and without EVM. The program   
  office, on-site FAA representatives 
  and contractor personnel conduct    
  weekly telecommunication            
  conferences to identify Contract    
  Action Items with significant       
  outstanding issues and tasks. This  
  risk management approach reduces    
  the likelihood of cost/schedule     
  overruns and performance shortfalls 
  and mitigates problems with prime   
  contractor output. Currently, the   
  VSCS program office is implementing 
  Earned Value Management that will   
  meet ANSI standards. Along with the 
  purchase of Cobra and Winsight      
  software licenses, and training of  
  staff in EVM principles and         
  practice, the program office is     
  following an approved               
  implementation plan \[EVM POA&M\]   
  that will put the resources and     
  processes in place to provide the   
  information necessary to track more 
  effectively cost and schedule       
  variances beginning March of 2007.  

  **3. Do the contracts ensure        N/A
  Section 508 compliance?**           

  **   a. Explain why:**              The sole end-users of this
                                      equipment are air traffic
                                      controllers working in a restricted
                                      and secure area of an air traffic
                                      facility. Therefore, the general
                                      exception, at 1194.3(e) applies to
                                      this equipment. The exception
                                      states \"this part shall not be
                                      construed to require a fundamental
                                      alteration in the nature of a
                                      product or its components.\"

  **4. Is there an acquisition plan   Yes
  which has been approved in          
  accordance with agency              
  requirements?**                     

  **   a. If \"yes,\" what is the     8/24/2006
  date?**                             

  **   b. If \"no,\" will an           
  acquisition plan be developed?**    

  **      1. If \"no,\" briefly        
  explain why:**                      
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  **I.D. Performance Information**                                      

                                                                        

  **In order to successfully address this area of the exhibit 300,      
  performance goals must be provided for the agency and be linked to    
  the annual performance plan. The investment must discuss the          
  agency\'s mission and strategic goals, and performance measures must  
  be provided. These goals need to map to the gap in the agency\'s      
  strategic goals and objectives this investment is designed to fill.   
  They are the internal and external performance benefits this          
  investment is expected to deliver to the agency (e.g., improve        
  efficiency by 60 percent, increase citizen participation by 300       
  percent a year to achieve an overall citizen participation rate of 75 
  percent by FY 2xxx, etc.). The goals must be clearly measurable       
  investment outcomes, and if applicable, investment outputs. They do   
  not include the completion date of the module, milestones, or         
  investment, or general goals, such as, significant, better, improved  
  that do not have a quantitative or qualitative measure.**             

  **Agencies must use Table 1 below for reporting performance goals and 
  measures for all non-IT investments and for existing IT investments   
  that were initiated prior to FY 2005. The table can be extended to    
  include measures for years beyond FY 2006.**                          

                                                                        

  **Performance Information Table 1:**                                  
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  **Fiscal   **Strategic Goal(s)      **Performance   **Actual/baseline   **Planned     **Performance
  Year**     Supported**              Measure**       (from Previous      Performance   Metric Results
                                                      Year)**             Metric        (Actual)**
                                                                          (Target)**    

  2004       DOT-Mobility             VSCS %          99.5%               99.9%         99.9% COMPLETED
             FAA#2-Increased Capacity Cumulative                                        This goal will
             \[increase airport       Annual                                            not be reported
             capacity\]               Availability                                      in the future.
                                      \[NASPAS\]                                        

  2004       DOT-Reduction in         Mean Time       36540 hours         48400 hours   48298 hours
             transportation-related   between outages                     MTBO          MTBO 9/30/04
             deaths FAA-#1 Safety     (MTBO)                                            COMPLETED This
                                                                                        goal will not
                                                                                        be reported in
                                                                                        the future.

  2004       DOT-Reduction in         Annual En Route 419 Category A&B    655           685 Operational
             transportation-related   Category A&B    errors by           Operational   Errors 9/30/04
             deaths FAA-#1 Safety     operational                         Errors        COMPLETED This
                                      errors                                            goal will not
                                                                                        be reported in
                                                                                        the future.

  2004       DOT-Organizational       Reduce growth   FY03 \$3426K        Reduced       \$3960K
             Excellence: reduce       of VSCS                             growth rate   September 20,
             operational costs FAA #4 requisitions                        for VSCS      2004 This goal
             Organizational           costs for                           requisition   will not be
             Excellence: reduce costs upgraded LRUs                       costs for     reported in the
             while maintaining        by 2%                               upgraded LRUs future.
             quality customer service                                     by 2%         

  2005       DOT-Organizational       Reduce growth   FY05 \$3881K in     Reduced       \$4266K through
             Excellence: reduce       of VSCS         2004                growth rate   Sept 30, 2005
             operational costs FAA #4 requisitions                        for VSCS      This goal will
             Organizational           costs for                           requisition   not be reported
             Excellence: reduce costs upgraded LRUs                       costs for     in the future.
             while maintaining        by 2%                               upgraded LRUs 
             quality customer service                                     by 2%         

  2005       DOT-Mobility             Mean Time       48298 hours MTBO in 48400 hr      42600 hours MBO
             FAA#2-Increased Capacity between outages 2004                Meantime      through
             \[increase airport       (MTBO)                              Before        September 30,
             capacity\]                                                   Outages       2005 COMPLETED
                                                                          (MTBO)        This goal will
                                                                                        not be reported
                                                                                        in the future.

  2005       DOT-Reduction in         OBSOLETE GOAL   NO DATA AVAILABLE   NO DATA       NO DATA
             transportation-related                   LINKED TO VSCS      AVAILABLE     AVAILABLE
             deaths FAA-#1 Safety                     PERFORMANCE         LINKED TO     LINKED TO VSCS
                                                                          VSCS          PERFORMANCE.
                                                                          PERFORMANCE   This goal will
                                                                                        not be reported
                                                                                        in the future.
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  **All new IT investments initiated for FY 2005 and beyond must use    
  Table 2 and are required to use the Federal Enterprise Architecture   
  (FEA) Performance Reference Model (PRM). Please use Table 2 and the   
  PRM to identify the performance information pertaining to this major  
  IT investment. Map all Measurement Indicators to the corresponding    
  \"Measurement Area\" and \"Measurement Grouping\" identified in the   
  PRM. There should be at least one Measurement Indicator for at least  
  four different Measurement Areas (for each fiscal year). The PRM is   
  available at www.egov.gov.**                                          

  **Performance Information Table 2:**                                  
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  **Fiscal   **Measurement   **Measurement    **Measurement    **Measurement   **Baseline**   **Planned      **Actual
  Year**     Area**          Category**       Grouping**       Indicator**                    Improvement to Results**
                                                                                              the Baseline** 

  2006       Customer        Customer Benefit Customer Impact  Air Traffic     117 hours/year Maintain 0 %   0 Hours /
             Results                          or Burden        Delays due to   in delays      increase (117  year, AOP-100
                                                               VSCS outages    among eight    hours/year) in Delays
                                                                               largest        delays from    Database, Jul
                                                                               metropolitan   VSCS outages   30 2006
                                                                               areas due to                  
                                                                               VSCS outages                  

  2006       Mission and     Transportation   Air              Increase        VSCS           Maintain VSCS  .999 through
             Business                         Transportation   Capacity / VSCS cumulative     availability   May 30, 2006
             Results                                           operational     availability = at .9997       
                                                               availability    .999                          

  2006       Mission and     Transportation   Air              Increase Safety Obsolete Goal  Obsolete Goal  Obsolete Goal
             Business                         Transportation   / ATC                                         
             Results                                           Operational                                   
                                                               errors                                        

  2006       Processes and   Financial        Savings and Cost Reduce Costs /  2071 \# of     2% decrease in 1299
             Activities      (Processes and   Avoidance        VSCS            LRUs upgraded  growth of      requisitions
                             Activities)                       requisition     in FY05        requisition    through June
                                                               growth                         for affected   30 2006
                                                                                              LRUs           (project 1644
                                                                                                             end of year)

  2006       Processes and   Financial        Savings and Cost Cost Saving and Obsolete Goal  Obsolete Goal  Obsolete Goal
             Activities      (Processes and   Avoidance        cost avoidance                                
                             Activities)                       / Maintenance                                 
                                                               costs on VSCS                                 
                                                               repair                                        

  2006       Technology      Reliability and  Reliability      Mean Time       Mean time      0% Improvement 45963 hours
                             Availability                      before VSCS     before outages Maintain MTBO  through May 30
                                                               outages         (MTBO) =64226  = 64226 hours  2006
                                                                               hours                         

  2007       Customer        Customer Benefit Customer Impact  Air Traffic     117 hours/year 0 %            Hours / year,
             Results                          or Burden        Delays due to   in delays      Improvement    AOP-100 Delays
                                                               VSCS outages    among eight    Maintain 117   Database
                                                                               largest        hours in       October 2007
                                                                               metropolitan   delays from    
                                                                               areas due to   VSCS outages   
                                                                               VSCS outages                  

  2007       Mission and     Transportation   Air              Increase        VSCS           0 %            Calculated
             Business                         Transportation   Capacity/ VSCS  availability = Improvement    availability
             Results                                           operational     .999           Maintain VSCS  NASPAS,
                                                               availability                   availability   October 2007
                                                                                              to .9997       

  2007       Processes and   Financial        Savings and Cost Reduce Costs /  TBD \# of      2% decrease in Requisition #s
             Activities      (Processes and   Avoidance        \# of VSCS      requisitions   requisition \# in Log Center
                             Activities)                       requisition     for LRUs       growth for     Off of Acq
                                                               growth          upgraded in    affected LRUs  Srvc, Oct 2007
                                                                               FY06                          

  2007       Technology      Reliability and  Reliability      Mean time       Mean time      0 %            Calculated
                             Availability                      before outages  before outages Improvement    MTBO, NASPAS
                                                                               (MTBO) = 64226 Maintain MTBO  October 2007
                                                                               hours          = 64226 hours  

  2008       Customer        Customer Benefit Customer Impact  Air Traffic     117 hours/year 0% Improvement Hours / year,
             Results                          or Burden        Delays due to   in delays      Maintain 117   AOP-100 Delays
                                                               VSCS outages    among eight    hours in       Database,
                                                                               largest        delays from    October 2008
                                                                               metropolitan   VSCS outages   
                                                                               areas due to                  
                                                                               VSCS outages                  

  2008       Mission and     Transportation   Air              Increase        VSCS           0 % Maintain   Calculated
             Business                         Transportation   Capacity: VSCS  availability = VSCS           availability
             Results                                           operational     .999           availability   NASPAS,
                                                               availability                   to .9997       October 2008

  2008       Processes and   Financial        Savings and Cost Reduce Costs /  TBD            2% decrease in Requisition \#
             Activities      (Processes and   Avoidance        VSCS            Requisition \# requisition \# in Log Center
                             Activities)                       requisition     for LRUs       growth for     Off of Acq
                                                               growth          upgraded by    affected LRUs  Srvc, Oct 2008
                                                                               end of FY07                   

  2008       Technology      Reliability and  Reliability      Mean time       Mean time      0% Improvement Calculated
                             Availability                      before outages  before outages Maintain VSCS  MTBO, NASPAS,
                                                                               (MTBO) = 64226 MTBO = 64226   October 2008
                                                                               hours          hours          

  2009       Customer        Customer Benefit Customer Impact  Air Traffic     117 hour/year  0%             Hours/year FAA
             Results                          or Burden        delays due to   in delays      Improvement;   Delays
                                                               VSCS outages    among eight    Maintain 117   database
                                                                               largest        hours in       October 2009
                                                                               metropolitan   delays from    
                                                                               areas do to    VSCS outages   
                                                                               VSCS outages                  

  2009       Mission and     Transportation   Air              Increase        VSCS           O % Maintain   Calculated
             Business                         Transportation   Capacity: VSCS  availability   VSCS           availability
             Results                                           operational     =.999          availability   NASPAS October
                                                               availability                   to .9997       2009

  2009       Processes and   Financial        Savings and Cost Reduce          TBD            2% decrease in Requisition \#
             Activities      (Processes and   Avoidance        Costs/VSCS      Requisitions   requisition \# in Log Center
                             Activities)                       requisition     \# for LRUs    growth for     Off. of Acq.
                                                               growth          upgraded by    affected LRUs  Serv October
                                                                               end of FY08                   2009

  2009       Technology      Reliability and  Reliability      Mean time       Mean time      0% Improvement Calculated
                             Availability                      before outages  before outages Maintain VSCS  MTBO NASPAS,
                                                                               (MTBO) - 64226 MTBO \_ 64226  October 2009
                                                                               hours          hours          
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  **I.E. Security and Privacy**                                   

                                                                  

  **In order to successfully address this area of the business    
  case, each question below must be answered at the               
  system/application level, not at a program or agency level.     
  Systems supporting this investment on the planning and          
  operational systems security tables should match the systems on 
  the privacy table below. Systems on the Operational Security    
  Table must be included on your agency FISMA system inventory    
  and should be easily referenced in the inventory (i.e., should  
  use the same name or identifier).**                             

  **All systems supporting and/or part of this investment should  
  be included in the tables below, inclusive of both agency owned 
  systems and contractor systems. For IT investments under        
  development, security and privacy planning must proceed in      
  parallel with the development of the system/s to ensure IT      
  security and privacy requirements and costs are identified and  
  incorporated into the overall lifecycle of the system/s.**      

  **Please respond to the questions below and verify the system   
  owner took the following actions:**                             

  **1. Have the IT security costs for the system(s) been          Yes
  identified and integrated into the overall costs of the         
  investment:**                                                   

  **   a. If \"yes,\" provide the \"Percentage IT Security\" for  10.000000
  the budget year:**                                              

  **2. Is identifying and assessing security and privacy risks a  Yes
  part of the overall risk management effort for each system      
  supporting or part of this investment.**                        

                                                                  
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  **5. Have any weaknesses, not yet remediated, related to any of the Yes
  systems part of or supporting this investment been identified by    
  the agency or IG?**                                                 

  **   a. If \"yes,\" have those weaknesses been incorporated         Yes
  agency\'s plan of action and milestone process?**                   

  **6. Indicate whether an increase in IT security funding is         Yes
  requested to remediate IT security weaknesses?**                    

  **   a. If \"yes,\" specify the amount, provide a general           
  description of the weakness, and explain how the funding request    
  will remediate the weakness.**                                      

  Risk mitigation activities are updating procedures, rules of        
  behavior, and documentation (ROM \$60,000) and software tech        
  refresh (logon and password management) separate from tech refresh  
  for system maintainability. Since the system is in-service,         
  security costs are a function of legacy system compliance with new  
  security requirements and the specific tech refresh                 
  implementations, reflecting any new capabilities made possible by   
  the newer technology, for example improved password management.     
  These risk mitigation activities reflect requirements arising       
  subsequent to the original design and deployment and for the most   
  part need to be accomplished during future tech refreshments since  
  the existing legacy system is physically incapable of meeting a     
  number of requirements. So, while the system is certified and       
  authorized to operate in the NAS under current conditions, these    
  risk mitigation activities will preserve a low residual risk by     
  meeting new security standards. The nature of VSCS tech refresh     
  does not lend itself to being captured appropriately in CETIS,      
  which results in a zero dollar annual estimate for IT security      
  costs. Costs for security operations are included in equipment      
  changes, tech refresh, and facility operational budgets. The        
  program estimates annual costs as \$200K for security engineering   
  and \$50K for training (F&E for tech refresh changes). The security 
  costs for hardware and any software updates and patches are built   
  into tech refresh contracts.                                        

                                                                      

  **8. Planning & Operational Systems - Privacy Table:**              
  ------------------------------------------------------------------- -----

  ---------- ----------- ------------------ ------------- ------------ -------------
  **Name of  **Is this a **Is there a       **Is the PIA  **Is a       **Was a new
  System**   new         Privacy Impact     available to  System of    or amended
             system?**   Assessment (PIA)   the public?** Records      SORN
                         that covers this                 Notice       published in
                         system?**                        (SORN)       FY 06?**
                                                          required for 
                                                          this         
                                                          system?**    

  VSCS       No          No, because the    No, because a No           No, because
                         system does not    PIA is not                 the system is
                         contain, process,  yet required               not a Privacy
                         or transmit        to be                      Act system of
                         personal           completed at               records.
                         identifying        this time.                 
                         information.                                  
  ---------- ----------- ------------------ ------------- ------------ -------------

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| **I.F. Enterprise Architecture (EA)**          |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
|                                                |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| **In order to successfully address this area   |                     |
| of the business case and capital asset plan    |                     |
| you must ensure the investment is included in  |                     |
| the agency\'s EA and Capital Planning and      |                     |
| Investment Control (CPIC) process, and is      |                     |
| mapped to and supports the FEA. You must also  |                     |
| ensure the business case demonstrates the      |                     |
| relationship between the investment and the    |                     |
| business, performance, data, services,         |                     |
| application, and technology layers of the      |                     |
| agency\'s EA.**                                |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| **1. Is this investment included in your       | Yes                 |
| agency\'s target enterprise architecture?**    |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| **   a. If \"no,\" please explain why?**       |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
|                                                |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| **2. Is this investment included in the        | No                  |
| agency\'s EA Transition Strategy?**            |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| **   a. If \"yes,\" provide the investment     |                     |
| name as identified in the Transition Strategy  |                     |
| provided in the agency\'s most recent annual   |                     |
| EA Assessment.**                               |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| **   b. If \"no,\" please explain why?**       |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| To effectively balance the development and     |                     |
| management of the DOT Transition Strategy, the |                     |
| first version was scoped to include those      |                     |
| investments with development activities (non-  |                     |
| O&M). Additionally, as the NAS Architecture    |                     |
| was publicly available, it was also not fully  |                     |
| integrated with the materials forwarded to OMB |                     |
| in February 2006. However, the NAS is          |                     |
| considered part of the DOT Transition Strategy |                     |
| and will be more fully integrated within the   |                     |
| next revision. Future revisions are set to     |                     |
| expand upon that scope and include both steady |                     |
| state (O&M) investments and expanded linkages  |                     |
| to the NAS Architecture. Since this FAA        |                     |
| investment does not appear to be mentioned     |                     |
| specifically within the DOT Transition         |                     |
| Strategy or the FAA Modernization Blueprint,   |                     |
| please refer to the following public NAS       |                     |
| websites which document the plan for the       |                     |
| FAA\'s target architecture where the           |                     |
| investment can be found as well as a           |                     |
| sequencing plan showing the dependencies. FAA  |                     |
| NAS Architecture Website                       |                     |
| www.nas-architecture.faa.gov                   |                     |
| www.nas-archite                                |                     |
| cture.faa.gov/nas5/view_exec/communication.cfm |                     |
| www.nas-architecture.                          |                     |
| faa.gov/nas5/mechanism/mech_data.cfm?mid=2253& |                     |
| NAS Operational Improvement Report             |                     |
| www.nas-architecture.                          |                     |
| faa.gov/nas5/downloads/full_oi_long_report.pdf |                     |
| p.1                                            |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
|                                                |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| **3. Service Reference Model (SRM) Table:**    |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| **Identify the service components funded by    |                     |
| this major IT investment (e.g., knowledge      |                     |
| management, content management, customer       |                     |
| relationship management, etc.). Provide this   |                     |
| information in the format of the following     |                     |
| table. For detailed guidance regarding         |                     |
| components, please refer to                    |                     |
| http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/.**         |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+

  ------------ --------------- ----------- --------------- ---------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ --------------
  **Agency     **Agency        **Service   **FEA SRM       **FEA SRM        **FEA       **FEA       **Internal   **BY Funding
  Component    Component       Domain**    Service Type**  Component**      Service     Service     or External  Percentage**
  Name**       Description**                                                Component   Component   Reuse?**     
                                                                            Reused      Reused                   
                                                                            Name**      UPI**                    

  Aircraft to  Aircraft are    Support     Communication   Audio                                    No Reuse     20
  aircraft     separated from  Services                    Conferencing                                          
  Separation   other known                                                                                       
  Capability   aircraft in the                                                                                   
               terminal, en                                                                                      
               route, and                                                                                        
               oceanic                                                                                           
               environments.                                                                                     
               Separation                                                                                        
               assurance                                                                                         
               involves the                                                                                      
               application of                                                                                    
               separation                                                                                        
               standards to                                                                                      
               ensure aircraft                                                                                   
               remain an                                                                                         
               appropriate                                                                                       
               minimum                                                                                           
               distance or                                                                                       
               altitude from                                                                                     
               other known                                                                                       
               aircraft.                                                                                         
               Standards are                                                                                     
               defined for                                                                                       
               aircraft based                                                                                    
               on aircraft                                                                                       
               type, size,                                                                                       
               equipment, and                                                                                    
               for operating                                                                                     
               in different                                                                                      
               environments.                                                                                     
               NAS: ATC                                                                                          
               Separation                                                                                        
               Assurance                                                                                         

  Traffic      Traffic         Support     Communication   Audio                                    No Reuse     20
  Advisory     advisories are  Services                    Conferencing                                          
               provided to                                                                                       
               alert aircraft                                                                                    
               to potential                                                                                      
               conflicts with                                                                                    
               others, on the                                                                                    
               surface or                                                                                        
               in-flight. For                                                                                    
               example,                                                                                          
               traffic                                                                                           
               advisories are                                                                                    
               provided to                                                                                       
               aircraft or                                                                                       
               other flight                                                                                      
               objects that                                                                                      
               are in the                                                                                        
               proximity of                                                                                      
               hot air/gas                                                                                       
               balloons,                                                                                         
               missile                                                                                           
               launches, or                                                                                      
               other potential                                                                                   
               hazards.                                                                                          
               Traffic                                                                                           
               advisories for                                                                                    
               aircraft on the                                                                                   
               surface include                                                                                   
               the number,                                                                                       
               type, position,                                                                                   
               and intent of                                                                                     
               the ground                                                                                        
               traffic. NAS:                                                                                     
               ATC Advisory                                                                                      

  Aircraft to  Aircraft are    Support     Communication   Computer /                               No Reuse     20
  aircraft     separated from  Services                    Telephony                                             
  Separation   other known                                 Integration                                           
  Capability   aircraft in the                                                                                   
               terminal, en                                                                                      
               route, and                                                                                        
               oceanic                                                                                           
               environments.                                                                                     
               Separation                                                                                        
               assurance                                                                                         
               involves the                                                                                      
               application of                                                                                    
               separation                                                                                        
               standards to                                                                                      
               ensure aircraft                                                                                   
               remain an                                                                                         
               appropriate                                                                                       
               minimum                                                                                           
               distance or                                                                                       
               altitude from                                                                                     
               other known                                                                                       
               aircraft.                                                                                         
               Standards are                                                                                     
               defined for                                                                                       
               aircraft based                                                                                    
               on aircraft                                                                                       
               type, size,                                                                                       
               equipment, and                                                                                    
               for operating                                                                                     
               in different                                                                                      
               environments.                                                                                     
               NAS: ATC                                                                                          
               Separation                                                                                        
               Assurance                                                                                         

  Traffic      Traffic         Support     Communication   Computer /                               No Reuse     10
  Advisory     advisories are  Services                    Telephony                                             
               provided to                                 Integration                                           
               alert aircraft                                                                                    
               to potential                                                                                      
               conflicts with                                                                                    
               others, on the                                                                                    
               surface or                                                                                        
               in-flight. For                                                                                    
               example,                                                                                          
               traffic                                                                                           
               advisories are                                                                                    
               provided to                                                                                       
               aircraft or                                                                                       
               other flight                                                                                      
               objects that                                                                                      
               are in the                                                                                        
               proximity of                                                                                      
               hot air/gas                                                                                       
               balloons,                                                                                         
               missile                                                                                           
               launches, or                                                                                      
               other potential                                                                                   
               hazards.                                                                                          
               Traffic                                                                                           
               advisories for                                                                                    
               aircraft on the                                                                                   
               surface include                                                                                   
               the number,                                                                                       
               type, position,                                                                                   
               and intent of                                                                                     
               the ground                                                                                        
               traffic. NAS:                                                                                     
               ATC Advisory                                                                                      

  Aircraft to  Aircraft are    Support     Communication   Voice                                    No Reuse     20
  aircraft     separated from  Services                    Communications                                        
  Separation   other known                                                                                       
  Capability   aircraft in the                                                                                   
               terminal, en                                                                                      
               route, and                                                                                        
               oceanic                                                                                           
               environments.                                                                                     
               Separation                                                                                        
               assurance                                                                                         
               involves the                                                                                      
               application of                                                                                    
               separation                                                                                        
               standards to                                                                                      
               ensure aircraft                                                                                   
               remain an                                                                                         
               appropriate                                                                                       
               minimum                                                                                           
               distance or                                                                                       
               altitude from                                                                                     
               other known                                                                                       
               aircraft.                                                                                         
               Standards are                                                                                     
               defined for                                                                                       
               aircraft based                                                                                    
               on aircraft                                                                                       
               type, size,                                                                                       
               equipment, and                                                                                    
               for operating                                                                                     
               in different                                                                                      
               environments.                                                                                     
               NAS: ATC                                                                                          
               Separation                                                                                        
               Assurance                                                                                         

  Traffic      Traffic         Support     Communication   Voice                                    No Reuse     10
  Advisory     advisories are  Services                    Communications                                        
               provided to                                                                                       
               alert aircraft                                                                                    
               to potential                                                                                      
               conflicts with                                                                                    
               others, on the                                                                                    
               surface or                                                                                        
               in-flight. For                                                                                    
               example,                                                                                          
               traffic                                                                                           
               advisories are                                                                                    
               provided to                                                                                       
               aircraft or                                                                                       
               other flight                                                                                      
               objects that                                                                                      
               are in the                                                                                        
               proximity of                                                                                      
               hot air/gas                                                                                       
               balloons,                                                                                         
               missile                                                                                           
               launches, or                                                                                      
               other potential                                                                                   
               hazards.                                                                                          
               Traffic                                                                                           
               advisories for                                                                                    
               aircraft on the                                                                                   
               surface include                                                                                   
               the number,                                                                                       
               type, position,                                                                                   
               and intent of                                                                                     
               the ground                                                                                        
               traffic. NAS:                                                                                     
               ATC Advisory                                                                                      
  ------------ --------------- ----------- --------------- ---------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ --------------

+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
|                                                                     |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **Use existing SRM Components or identify as \"NEW\". A \"NEW\"     |   |
| component is one not already identified as a service component in   |   |
| the FEA SRM.**                                                      |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **A reused component is one being funded by another investment, but |   |
| being used by this investment. Rather than answer yes or no,        |   |
| identify the reused service component funded by the other           |   |
| investment and identify the other investment using the Unique       |   |
| Project Identifier (UPI) code from the OMB Ex 300 or Ex 53          |   |
| submission.**                                                       |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **\'Internal\' reuse is within an agency. For example, one agency   |   |
| within a department is reusing a service component provided by      |   |
| another agency within the same department. \'External\' reuse is    |   |
| one agency within a department reusing a service component provided |   |
| by another agency in another department. A good example of this is  |   |
| an E-Gov initiative service being reused by multiple organizations  |   |
| across the federal government.**                                    |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **Please provide the percentage of the BY requested funding amount  |   |
| used for each service component listed in the table. If external,   |   |
| provide the funding level transferred to another agency to pay for  |   |
| the service.**                                                      |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
|                                                                     |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **4. Technical Reference Model (TRM) Table:**                       |   |
|                                                                     |   |
| **To demonstrate how this major IT investment aligns with the FEA   |   |
| Technical Reference Model (TRM), please list the Service Areas,     |   |
| Categories, Standards, and Service Specifications supporting this   |   |
| IT investment.**                                                    |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+

  ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- -----------------
  **FEA SRM        **FEA TRM        **FEA TRM        **FEA TRM        **Service
  Component**      Service Area**   Service          Service          Specification
                                    Category**       Standard**       (i.e. vendor or
                                                                      product name)**

  Voice            Service Access   Access Channels  Collaboration /  Harris Corp VSCS
  Communications   and Delivery                      Communications   

  Computer /       Service Access   Access Channels  Collaboration /  Harris Corp VSCS
  Telephony        and Delivery                      Communications   
  Integration                                                         

  Audio            Service Access   Access Channels  Other Electronic Harris Corp VSCS
  Conferencing     and Delivery                      Channels         

  Audio            Service Access   Delivery         Intranet         Harris Corp VSCS
  Conferencing     and Delivery     Channels                          

  Audio            Service          Interface        Service          Harris Corp VSCS
  Conferencing     Interface and                     Description /    
                   Integration                       Interface        

  Audio            Service Platform Delivery Servers Application      Harris Corp VSCS
  Conferencing     and                               Servers          
                   Infrastructure                                     

  Audio            Service Platform Hardware /       Local Area       Harris Corp VSCS
  Conferencing     and              Infrastructure   Network (LAN)    
                   Infrastructure                                     
  ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- -----------------

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **Service Components identified in  
  the previous question should be     
  entered in this column. Please      
  enter multiple rows for FEA SRM     
  Components supported by multiple    
  TRM Service Specifications**        

  **In the Service Specification      
  field, Agencies should provide      
  information on the specified        
  technical standard or vendor        
  product mapped to the FEA TRM       
  Service Standard, including model   
  or version numbers, as              
  appropriate.**                      

                                      

  **5. Will the application leverage  No
  existing components and/or          
  applications across the Government  
  (i.e., FirstGov, Pay.Gov, etc)?**   

  **   a. If \"yes,\" please          
  describe.**                         

                                      

  **6. Does this investment provide   No
  the public with access to a         
  government automated information    
  system?**                           

  **   a. If \"yes,\" does customer    
  access require specific software    
  (e.g., a specific web browser       
  version)?**                         

  **      1. If \"yes,\" provide the   
  specific product name(s) and        
  version number(s) of the required   
  software and the date when the      
  public will be able to access this  
  investment by any software (i.e. to 
  ensure equitable and timely access  
  of government information and       
  services).**                        

                                      
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Exhibit 300: Part II: Planning, Acquisition and Performance
  Information**

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  --------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  **II.A. Alternatives Analysis**                                 

                                                                  

  **Part II should be completed only for investments identified   
  as \"Planning\" or \"Full Acquisition,\" or \"Mixed             
  Life-Cycle\" investments in response to Question 6 in Part I,   
  Section A above.**                                              

  **In selecting the best capital asset, you should identify and  
  consider at least three viable alternatives, in addition to the 
  current baseline, i.e., the status quo. Use OMB Circular A- 94  
  for all investments, and the Clinger Cohen Act of 1996 for IT   
  investments, to determine the criteria you should use in your   
  Benefit/Cost Analysis.**                                        

  **1. Did you conduct an alternatives analysis for this          Yes
  project?**                                                      

  **   a. If \"yes,\" provide the date the analysis was           8/17/2004
  completed?**                                                    

  **   b. If \"no,\" what is the anticipated date this analysis    
  will be completed?**                                            

  **   c. If no analysis is planned, please briefly explain       
  why:**                                                          
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  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **II.B. Risk Management**           

                                      

  **You should have performed a risk  
  assessment during the early         
  planning and initial concept phase  
  of this investment\'s life-cycle,   
  developed a risk-adjusted           
  life-cycle cost estimate and a plan 
  to eliminate, mitigate or manage    
  risk, and be actively managing risk 
  throughout the investment\'s        
  life-cycle.**                       

  **1. Does the investment have a     Yes
  Risk Management Plan?**             

  **   a. If \"yes,\" what is the     8/24/2006
  date of the plan?**                 

  **   b. Has the Risk Management     No
  Plan been significantly changed     
  since last year\'s submission to    
  OMB?**                              

  **c. If \"yes,\" describe any       
  significant changes:**              

                                      

  **2. If there currently is no plan,  
  will a plan be developed?**         

  **   a. If \"yes,\" what is the      
  planned completion date?**          

  **   b. If \"no,\" what is the      
  strategy for managing the risks?**  

                                      

  **3. Briefly describe how           
  investment risks are reflected in   
  the life cycle cost estimate and    
  investment schedule:**              

  A total of39 risks have been        
  identified: No (0) risks rated      
  \"High\"; Ten (10) rated            
  \"Medium\"; Twenty-nine (29) risks  
  rated \"Low.\" Medium risks include 
  government estimates being lower    
  than actual costs; cost growth      
  potential due to unavailability of  
  personnel to complete tasks or      
  unknown costs associated with       
  renegotiating an extension of       
  current depot support contract.     
  Cost estimates for each milestone   
  have been risk-adjusted by 8% to    
  mitigate high/medium risks. A       
  management reserve is not           
  designated as a separate budget     
  item. Investment risks for cost are 
  handled by reducing the number of   
  contracts that are not Firm Fixed   
  Price. Schedule risks are mitigated 
  through contract incentives when    
  possible. VSCS program office has   
  the following procedures in place   
  for managing cost, schedule and     
  technical risks: â€¢ monthly        
  reviews of contractor work          
  packages; â€¢ software development  
  monitoring by a joint               
  FAA/contractor team; â€¢ monthly    
  joint review of progress and        
  schedule risk by program office,    
  WHJTC, and prime contractor; â€¢    
  contractually imposed requirement   
  for contractor to maintain a        
  Network Logic Schedule;             
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **II.C. Cost and Schedule           
  Performance**                       

                                      

  **1. Does the earned value          No
  management system meet the criteria 
  in ANSI/EIA Standard-748?**         

                                      

  **2. Answer the following questions 
  about current cumulative cost and   
  schedule performance. The numbers   
  reported below should reflect       
  current actual information. (Per    
  OMB requirements Cost/Schedule      
  Performance information should      
  include both Government and         
  Contractor Costs):**                

  **   a. What is the Planned Value   117647.000000
  (PV)?**                             

  **   b. What is the Earned Value    118815.000000
  (EV)?**                             

  **   c. What is the actual cost of  119186.000
  work performed (AC)?**              

  **   d. What costs are included in  Contractor and Government
  the reported Cost/Schedule          
  Performance information (Government 
  Only/Contractor Only/Both)?**       

  **   e. \"As of\" date:**           11/30/2006

  **3. What is the calculated         1.010000
  Schedule Performance Index (SPI=    
  EV/PV)?**                           

  **4. What is the schedule variance  1168.000000
  (SV = EV-PV)?**                     

  **5. What is the calculated Cost    1.000000
  Performance Index (CPI = EV/AC)?**  

  **6. What is the cost variance      -371.000000
  (CV=EV-AC)?**                       

  **7. Is the CV% or SV% greater than No
  +/- 10%? (CV%= CV/EV x 100; SV%=    
  SV/PV x 100)**                      

  **   a. If \"yes,\" was it the?**    

  **   b. If \"yes,\" explain the     
  variance:**                         

                                      

  **   c. If \"yes,\" what corrective 
  actions are being taken?**          

                                      

  **   d. What is most current        233686.000000
  \"Estimate at Completion\"?**       

  **8. Have any significant changes   Yes
  been made to the baseline during    
  the past fiscal year?**             

  **8. If \"yes,\" when was it        Yes
  approved by OMB?**                  

                                      
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------