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Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC)

Gisele Mohler

IPO Director  

October 9, 2014

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JPDO to IPO: Transition Timeline

JPDO funding eliminated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 

Jan 2014

JPDO personnel and activities transitioned to FAA ANG

March 2014

May 2014

IPO created under FAA ANG

Present

IPO resumes JPDO functions and carries out SPC actions 

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JPDO Becomes Unfunded

Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014, Congress eliminated funding for the JPDO: 

	“The agreement does not include funding for the Joint 	Planning and Development Office. Funding is provided 	in the operations account to absorb personnel and 	activities from this office into the NextGen and 	operations planning activity.”

JPDO funding eliminated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 

JPDO personnel and activities transitioned to FAA ANG

IPO created under FAA ANG

IPO resumes JPDO functions and carries out SPC actions 

Jan 2014

March 2014

May 2014

Present

          - The FY14 Consolidated Appropriations Act eliminated funding for the JPDO, stating that funding is provided in the operations account to absorb personnel and activities from JPDO into the NextGen and operations planning activity.
          - On January 14, 2014, the JPDO Board was informed of the transition plan.  An interim follow-up meeting was held on March 13, 2014 to provide them with a status update. 

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JPDO Transition to FAA ANG

IPO created under FAA ANG

IPO resumes JPDO functions and carries out SPC actions 

JPDO funding eliminated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 

Jan 2014

March 2014

May 2014

Present

JPDO personnel and activities transitioned to FAA ANG
        - 60-day transition reassigned JPDO staff to the FAA ANG
        - FAA Deputy Administrator designated as Chair of the JPDO Board
        - Similar functions within ANG were identified to integrate JPDO activities
        - Contracting and budget administration
        - Technical analysis
        - Interagency coordination
        - NextGen Institute
        - Bi-weekly interagency meetings with FAA Assistant Administrator for NextGen 
        - Continue agency-specific forums
        - NextGen Executive Weather Panel
        - Interagency Technical Interchange Meetings
        - Research Transition Teams 
        - Adjusted FY2014 Interagency Work Plan to focus on SPC activities 

          - A 60-day timeline was established for the full transition.
          - All JPDO staff was immediately reassigned to the FAA NextGen Office (ANG) in order to prevent anti-deficiency.
          - The FAA Deputy Administrator was designated as Chair of the JPDO Board
          - Similar functions within ANG were identified to integrate JPDO activities.  

- Technical functions aligned with NAS System Engineering Services 

- All JPDO administrative functions were consolidated with ANG administrative functions.

- Interagency coordination was identified as an area of special focus and assigned to ANG-1.

- The NextGen Institute, which fulfills the legislative mandate for public engagement, was assigned to the NextGen Performance and Outreach Office.
          - Regular meetings with ANG leadership to discuss interagency activities 
          - Continue agency-specific work like the NEW, TIMs, and RTTs
          - Utilizing FY13 crossover R&D funds, the JPDO FY14 Work Plan will focus on SPC directed initiatives. 

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Congressional Visits

JPDO personnel and activities transitioned to FAA ANG

Early 2014: FAA Assistant Administrator for NextGen visited Capitol Hill to explain 

JPDO transition

January

 February

March

FAA/  NextGen Program Direction

NextGen Priorities

 Discussion on  Transition to NextGen with Senate   Appropriations

IPO created under FAA ANG

IPO resumes JPDO functions and carries out SPC actions 

JPDO funding eliminated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 

Jan 2014

March 2014

May 2014

Present

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Creation of the IPO

JPDO personnel and activities transitioned to FAA ANG

IPO resumes JPDO functions and carries out SPC actions 

JPDO funding eliminated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 

Jan 2014

March 2014

May 2014

Present

IPO created under FAA ANG
        - As mandated by the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, interagency coordination is a NextGen requirement
        - Initial one-on-one meetings were conducted to encourage continued participation 
        - IPO currently staffed with partner agency liaisons from:
        - FAA
        - NASA
        - DOC/NOAA
        - DoD
        - DHS

          - In spite of the JPDO being de-funded, the Congressional mandate for interagency collaboration remained, so the FAA created the Interagency Planning Office for NextGen to perform this work.
          - When I came on board as Director of the IPO, I conducted meetings with Board Members and partner agency representatives to ensure participation and engagement. So far, participation has been great. Our first Board Meeting as the IPO was held on July 22 and was well-attended and productive. 
          - The IPO has on-site representatives from the FAA, NASA, DOC/NOAA, DoD, and DHS. 
          - The office has resumed work on key SPC-directed initiatives. 

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IPO Executes SPC Actions

IPO resumes JPDO functions and carries out SPC actions 
        - A documentation of  initial results of FY14 SPC actions is currently in development
        - Progress Report
        - UAS R&D Prioritization
        - UAS Progress Indicators
        - NextGen RE&D

JPDO funding eliminated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 

JPDO personnel and activities transitioned to FAA ANG

IPO created under FAA ANG

Jan 2014

March 2014

May 2014

Present

          - FAA NextGen Office leadership has been meeting individually with leadership from the partner agencies to discuss priorities, issues and
          - We are currently working on carrying out SPC actions
          - The Congressionally-mandated FY 2013 Annual Progress Report will be completed.
          - At the November 4, 2013, the SPC approved the JPDO’s proposal to execute the UAS Comprehensive Plan by identifying priority research areas for UAS integration, developing a description for how partner agency missions will operate in a NextGen environment, and reaching interagency agreement on how to gauge progress toward the UAS National Objectives.

By September 30, 2014, the steps to enable routine UAS operations (beyond the safe operations capability of 2015) must include:

- Identification of the priority research areas for UAS integration

- A description for how partner agency missions will operate in the NextGen environment 

- A coordinated set of indicators to gauge progress on policy and technology toward the UAS National Objectives.

Provide periodic guidance on controversial issues as they are identified.
          - At that time, the Committee also approved a proposed approach for the JPDO and partner agencies to gain a shared understanding of the DOT/FAA strategy and immediate implementation priorities.  With that information, the JPDO and partner agencies would identify key NextGen research and mission requirements that would increase the maturity of selected capabilities and enhance adoption by recognizing the needs for civil, defense and homeland security missions.  The proposed timeline was 120 days and the Committee agreed to extend that timeline to within one year.

 		Directed the JPDO, with partner agency participation, to:

		Gain shared understanding of the DOT/FAA strategy and immediate implementation priorities

		Identify key interagency research and mission requirements that could:

		- Increase the maturity of selected capabilities to accelerate their prioritization for 		implementation

		- Enhance adoption by recognizing the needs for civil, defense and homeland security air 		transportation missions

		- Prioritize and present initial findings, including recommendations to execute formal 		agreements, to the SPC in 120 days.

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Senior Policy Committee (SPC)

The SPC, through their NextGen Executive Board Members, direct the work of the IPO. The Committee is chaired by the Secretary of Transportation and includes senior representatives from NextGen partner agencies. It works to provide policy guidance, resolve major policy issues, and identify and align resource needs. 

(Chair)

DOT – Anthony Foxx

FAA – Michael Huerta

NASA – Charles Bolden, Jr. 

DOD – Deborah Lee James

DOC – Penny Pritzker

DHS – Jeh Johnson 

OSTP – John Holdren

ODNI (Ex Officio)

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NextGen Executive Board 

The NextGen Executive Board consists of senior representatives from 

participating Federal agencies.

FAA – Peggy Gilligan

FAA – Ed Bolton

FAA – Michael Whitaker 

(Chair)

NASA – Jaiwon Shin

NASA – Tom Irvine

DOD – Steve Pennington

DOC – Louis Uccellini 

DOC – Michael Devany 

DHS – Richard Chávez

OSTP – Ted Wackler 

IPO – Gisele Mohler 

ODNI (Ex Officio) – Tina Gabbrielli 

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Interagency Working Group

FAA 

FAA AFS-80, AJV-7, etc 

SMEs

DOD

DOD SMEs

DHS

DHS SMEs

DOC

DOC SMEs

NASA

NASA

SMEs

NGI

Private Sector/Industry SMEs

Interagency SMEs & Support Staff

IPO Facilitator

INTERAGENCY WORKING

GROUP

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FY14 SPC Request

Request: At the November 4, 2013 meeting, the NextGen Senior Policy Committee (SPC) endorsed multiagency work to identify:

NextGen RE&D: Key interagency research and mission requirements that could increase the maturity of selected capabilities to accelerate their prioritization for implementation and enhance adoption 

UAS R&D Prioritization: Priority research areas for UAS integration [2025 and beyond]

UAS Progress Indicators: A coordinated set of indicators to gauge progress on policy and technology toward the UAS National Objectives 

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Consolidated initial results for all three NextGen SPC Actions
        - SPC Action #1: NextGen RE&D Initial Results
        - SPC Action #2: UAS R&D Prioritization Initial Results
        - SPC Action #3: UAS R&D Progress Indicators Initial Results 

FY14 NextGen SPC Actions Initial Results Documents

Executive Summary

Vol I: Initial Results

Vol II: Supporting Data & Appendices

SPC Action #1 (NextGen RE&D) – Recommendations for five to six NextGen capabilities that could be prioritized to achieve a high impact on NextGen

SPC Action #2 (UAS R&D Prioritization) – Priority research needs derived from UAS missions described in partner agency documents and analysis of the FAA UAS ConOps, with a focus on full UAS operations in the NAS in 2025 and beyond

SPC Action #3 (UAS R&D Progress Indicators) – Partner agency milestones indicating progress toward the UAS National Objectives established in the UAS Comprehensive Plan submitted to the Congress in 2013

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SPC Action 1: NextGen RE&D Initial Results

NextGen RE&D Working Group POCs identified six capabilities for multiagency prioritization in support of NextGen:

Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR)

Aviation Cyber Security

Alternate Positioning Navigation and Timing (APNT)

Integrated Arrival/Departure/Surface (IADS)

Applied Traffic Flow Management (Weather Integration and Oceanic)

AutoMax [automation and autonomy concept exploration]

          - Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) – An alternative being considered as a possible future common-architecture radar platform to share air surveillance and weather information
          - Aviation Cyber Security – An initiative to drive agreed-upon standards to reduce NAS system-wide cyber security risk, while improving overall return on agency investments in cyber security R&D 
          - Alternate Positioning Navigation and Timing (APNT) – A backup PNT capability to ensure services are available to support flight operations, maintain safety and security, minimize economic impacts from GPS outages, and support air transportation timing needs 
          - Integrated Arrival/Departure/Surface (IADS) – A suite of tools for improving airline schedule predictability to increase airport and terminal area throughput and efficiency 
          - Applied Traffic Flow Management (Weather Integration and Oceanic) – An integrated TFM decision making approach for domestic and oceanic airspace that improves the effectiveness of TFM by minimizing weather impacts to further reduce delays and better accommodate user preferences
          - AutoMax – A research program designed to explore concepts in automation and autonomy to address and accommodate forecasted characteristics of the NextGen NAS

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SPC Action 2: Preliminary UAS Priority Research Areas Enabling Post-2025 UAS Operations
        - Airworthiness
        - Loss of PIC-UA C2 Contingency
        - ATC and TFM Tools
        - ATC Separation Services
        - Obstacle Avoidance
        - Sense and Avoid  

Priority research areas should be reassessed  based on a federated far-term multiagency UAS Concept of Operations (to be developed in FY15-16).  

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SPC Action 3: UAS Progress Indicators
        - Progress Indicators provide an overview of key completed/planned partner agency activities aligned to the UAS National Objectives

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SPC Action 2 & 3:
        - Before actions can commence, need a federated long-term UAS vision 

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Summary
        - JPDO activities transitioned to ANG
        - IPO focus continues on interagency collaboration
        - FY14 activities respond to 2013 SPC request
        - FY15 planning is based on FY14 interagency Working Groups findings and available resources

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The IPO Role

Building Bridges Across Islands of Excellence in Four Areas
        - Long-Term R&D Prioritization
        - UAS
        - Cyber Security
        - Weather