Doing Business With The Federal Aviation Administration

, chief information officer Feb. 1, 1999 http://www.faa.gov/aio/ Basking Ridge, N.J. Alexandria, Va. Married, will celebrate 35th wedding anniversary in July. Has three grown children. Reading, especially history and sports; exercising, "but not enough." Coached his children's soccer and basketball teams when they were young. "John Adams" by David McCullough Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University; master's degree in systems engineering and a Ph.D. in operations research, both from the University of Pennsylvania. Mehan is also the assistant administrator for information services. In that role, he advises the administrator and directs strategic planning on IT matters of the agency. He also oversees implementation of information systems security, data management and process improvement programs. Before he went to the FAA, Mehan was with AT&T for 30 years, serving as an international vice president of quality and process management when he retired.People who are good at taking an overall systems view; people who look broader than just system by system, but look more system to system, helping us see how we have to take strategy that accounts our needs. ... Making sure we get the various architectures that we have working together, and that we end up with an architecture that is a sensible meshing of all of them. My general approach is to try to be candid about what we have done and what we have to do, so they can assess whether they can help us or not. The biggest single issue we're dealing with is Internet systems security. As you know, the FAA in general is in a modernization process. As we modernize and become more electronic and connected, we have more challenges we need to face in terms of ISS. We are very much involved in a multiple layer approach, including a personnel layer, but also a cyber layer. Each element is secure in that we have a backup for each, much like what we do in safety. The extra challenge in cyber is ... cyber intrusions can be viral, so the extra element is making sure there are fire breaks in between them.XXXSPLITXXX-1800 Independence Ave. SWWashington, DC 20591(202) 366-4000http://www.faa.gov 1958. Became part of the Transportation Department in 1967. Jane Garvey 50,359 The FAA is something like the "DMV of aircraft." It establishes air-worthiness standards, inspects and licenses civilian aircraft, regulates air traffic, investigates accidents and puts forth safety rules. It promotes the national airport system. FAA is part of the Transportation Department. Its regulatory and air traffic control functions are carried out in approximately 1,000 staffed facilities throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico, Guam and the Marshall Islands. FAA maintains about 23,000 facilities in what is known as the National Airspace System. There are 12 regional offices and centers, five air route traffic control centers, 18 airport traffic control towers, 21 automated flight service stations, three automated international flight service stations and seven terminal radar approach control facilities.XXXSPLITXXX- $14 billion $14.2 billionXXXSPLITXXX-The Transportation Security Administration, a new agency under the Transportation Department, takes over aviation security measures. This includes deploying an explosive detection system and other airport security equipment, managing passenger and baggage inspection, and hiring and training more federal air marshals. The Bush administration moved $458 million from the FAA's 2003 budget to this agency.XXXSPLITXXX-• The FAA wants to do business with you. The agency spells it all out on its Web site, from general information to rules and security requirements to opportunities.• Headquarters handles agencywide program planning, direction, control and evaluation. It awards most national equipment acquisitions and research and development contracts. However, the regional offices and centers are responsible for their own areas.• Concerned about airport and passenger safety, President Bush earmarked $107 million in his 2003 budget request for FAA to develop technologies to help prevent runway incursions, or ground accidents, when aircraft collide into objects ? or each other. There is also $122 million slotted for improved pilot and controller training and better, more visible runway markings.• The CIO's office is slated to get $30 million in 2003, with almost $2 million for critical security initiatives.XXXSPLITXXX-Free Flight Traffic Manager Adviser $2 billion, awarded October 2001 Provide labor, facilities and materials necessary to conduct software development and adaptation support to the Free Flight program. The program is to enhance the aviation community's ability to share data and view and optimize all phases of flight, from planning and surface operations to en route flight paths. Northrop Grumman Corp. and Computer Sciences Corp.Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System $1.4 billion, awarded September 1996 Supply commercial terminal air traffic control automation systems to supplement the Advanced Automation System. Raytheon Co.XXXSPLITXXX-Broad Information Technology Services II (recompete) $1.3 billion January 2003 Continuing requirement for a broad range of IT services. 15 companies hold the contract.Integrated Computing Environment ? Mainframe and Networking II $250 million January 2005 Requirement for support of FAA's integrated computing environment, known as Iceman. FAA outsources its mainframe computing and networking systems. The contract is held by the Department of Agriculture. Potential bidders include Electronic Data Systems Corp. and Northrop Grumman.En Route Automation Modernization $200 million March Provide services and support to modernize and replace existing en route air traffic control systems. CSC, EDS, Harris Corp. IBM Corp., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Co.FAA Information Technology Operations Support $45 million May Operational support services. Advanced Management Technology, AmCOMP Corp., the Centech Group, CTA, Digicon, Dimensions International, FC Business Systems, Kenrob and Associates, North American Telecommunications, SRA, System Resources, System Technology Associates, Sytel and Universal Systems & Technology.