Another Successful JPDO Board Meeting

The JPDO Board met on Wednesday, July 29 in the JPDO Board Room.  A very full agenda and a lot of discussion led to a meeting that went 30 minutes past its planned conclusion.  The meeting started on an upnote as the National Aviation Safety Strategic Plan (NASSP), which has been delayed in interagency coordination, has finally been fully approved across all of the JPDO partner departments and agencies.  Progress toward the Integrated Surveillance Concept of Operations and Enterprise Architecture was then reviewed by Col. Doug Wreath.  DoD briefings continued with discussions of near-term net-centric graphical TFR and range scheduling applications.  Both of these applications should lead to improved information coordination across agencies.

The meeting then progressed through a series of briefings on JPDO products and progress.  First, Ed Waggoner detailed the good progress that is being made in validating Integrated Work Plan (IWP) Operational Improvements (OIs) with the partner departments and agencies.  While significant work remains to complete that validation process, the IWP update that will be made this fall will benefit from what has been completed thus far.

Next, Yuri Gawdiak provided highlights on the progress in building the NextGen Business Case, and led a productive discussion on how the business case can provide feedback on feasible paths within the IWP.  This is especially true with regard to the far-term OIs, where decision trees will provide greater definition as to the level of performance and timeframes for NextGen capabilities.

JPDO’s Risk Management Process was detailed, including the Board’s role in validating multi-agency and far-term risk and approving mitigation strategies, especially where substantial policy or investment issues are in play.

The final briefing was by NASA’s Dr. Amy Pritchett, Director of the NASA Aviation Safety Program.  Dr. Pritchett reviewed NASA’s progress in planning a Complex Systems Validation and Verification research project.  This project is in response to the top multi-agency, far-term risk identified by the JPDO.

The Executive Session of the JPDO was focused on moving forward collaboratively on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) planning.

Bob Pearce
JPDO Deputy Director

JPDO Briefs RTCA Task Force 5 Subgroup

The JPDO briefed members of RTCA Task Force 5: Subgroup Evaluation Factors on NextGen Business Case Stakeholder Valuation Metrics. The subgroup’s task is to establish evaluation factors to prioritize potential operational improvements and capabilities. Aviation stakeholders were broadly represented in the discussion. Many expressed interest in working with the JPDO to include other important valuation metrics for the NextGen Business Case and in developing business cases for those stakeholders not included.

Yuri Gawdiak
JPDO Director, Interagency Portfolio and Systems Analysis Division