Friday, July 29, 2005
Tact 101
Joanne Kansier is the director of the FAA’s Office of Competitive Outsourcing. She is responsible for managing the process that resulted in Flight Service being contracted out to Lockheed Martin. She recently stated that the transfer of FSS on October 4th would be a “tremendous victory for us all.”
It will certainly be a victory for Ms. Kansier, who no doubt stands to reap a substantial bonus for her efforts (a Freedom of Information Act request on the amount is anticipated). Pilots have no reason to claim victory until they can compare service before and after LM finishes the change-over (about 20 months from now). Taxpayer rejoicing would be premature given that the anticipated 10-year savings of 2.2 billion is already down to about 1.5 billion even before the contract goes into effect (not to mention costly add-ons coming down the pike). At least half the controllers will, of course, suffer substantial losses, and her statement has caused no small amount of rage out in the field.
Ms. Kansier can be reached at joann.kansier@faa.gov.
It will certainly be a victory for Ms. Kansier, who no doubt stands to reap a substantial bonus for her efforts (a Freedom of Information Act request on the amount is anticipated). Pilots have no reason to claim victory until they can compare service before and after LM finishes the change-over (about 20 months from now). Taxpayer rejoicing would be premature given that the anticipated 10-year savings of 2.2 billion is already down to about 1.5 billion even before the contract goes into effect (not to mention costly add-ons coming down the pike). At least half the controllers will, of course, suffer substantial losses, and her statement has caused no small amount of rage out in the field.
Ms. Kansier can be reached at joann.kansier@faa.gov.
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