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DOCUBENT RESUBE
00099 - [A1051832]
Using Aviation Resources in the United States more Efficiently.
LCD-76-45; B-164497(1). March 31, 1977. 65 pp. + appendices (28
pp.).
Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General.
Issue Area: Facilities and material management (700).
Contact: Logistics and Communications Div.
Budget Function: National Defense: Department of Defense -
ilitary (except procurement & contracts) (051).
Organization Concerned: Department of Defense; Department of the
Army; Department of the Navy; Federal Aviation
Administration; Department of Cmnerce; Department of
Transportation; Department of the Air Force.
congressional Relevance: House Committee on Armed Services;
Senate Committee on Armed Services; Congress.
Authority: P.L. 87-843, sec. 304; ORB Circular A-62. Federal
Aviation Administration Act of 1958. P.L. 85-726, sec. 803.
There are 12,000 airfields in the United St tes, of
which more than 4,000 serve the general public and the military
community. To promote safety, manage airspace and resources, and
provide the required logistics for these functions, the Federal
Government has invested more than $1.6 billion tc support
aviation. Findings/Conclusions: The Departments of Ccmmerce,
Defense, and Transportation provide overlapping services,
including weather inforadt.on dissemination and airspace
management, such of which could be more efficiently managed and
coordinated. The Pilitary services and the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) unnecessarily operate radar approach
control facilities independently in adjoining airspace sectors.
All three departments operate duplicating weather fa'-lities in
some areas, which laads to excessive personnel requirements. FAA
and the military deveioped navigational aids independently, and
the military departments are maintaining rarely used
navigational equipment. In addition, sose military airfields
operate when air traffic is virtually nonexistent. Legislation
delegated the principal responsibility for aviation functions
and air safety to Transportation and Commerce, and permitted the
necessary latitude for the Defense Department to fulfill its
national defense responsibilities. Lack of coordination among
the three departments has resulted in inefficient use of
facilities and personnel. Recommendations: The departments
involved should support a high level effort to develop ways in
which aviation requirements can be planned and coordinated to
assure economy and efficiency. Collectively, civilian and
military aviation support functions should be reviewed; services
that can be consolidated, eliminated, or curtailed shculd be
identified; and similar services within the agencies and
departments should be taken advantage of. (Author/SSg](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaabrl0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)