ATO

On May 24, 2021, the FAA briefed NATCA regarding its plans to upgrade the Operational Data Store (ODS) database, Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Operational Data Store, to safeguard the database against aging software and security vulnerabilities. […]

On October 14, 2020, the Agency briefed NATCA regarding Order JO 1050.22A: Environmental Management System for the Air Traffic Organization (ATO).  This Order revises a previous version published in August 2009.  The revisions establish roles and […]

On September 25, 2020, the Agency briefed NATCA regarding FAA Order JO 3900.64A Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Electrical Safety Program.  This Order revises a previous version published in 2013.  The revisions reflect current consensus standards and […]

On September 9, 2020, the FAA briefed NATCA on the August 8, 2020 Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster.  The Memo directs the US Secretary of the Treasury to use his […]

On September 2, 2020 NATCA and the FAA signed an MOU regarding background investigation fingerprinting for reinvestigation of Moderate Risk employees.  Under the MOU, all fingerprinting activities will occur on duty time as close to the […]

On July 28, 2020, the Agency briefed NATCA regarding revisions to EMP-1.37 Air Traffic Control Specialist Hiring.  EMP-1.37 outlines the Agency’s policies for recruiting, assessing, and selecting candidates for ATCS positions.  The latest version specifies that […]