Joint Planning and Development Office

(JPDO)

Col Mark Weadon

Air Force Weather Deputy for Federal Programs

May 17th, 2005

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Outline

• Purpose• Issue• Background & Discussion

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Purpose

• Information Briefing– History– Current activities– Schedule of events

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History

• 2002 Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry:

“The Administration should immediately create a multi-agency task force…to develop an integrated plan to transform our air transportation system….The Joint Program Office…brings together needed participation from FAA, NASA, DoD, DHS, NOAA, and other government organizations. Within a year, the Joint Program Office should present a plan to the Administration and the Congress outlining the overall strategy, schedule, and resources needed to develop and deploy the nation’s next generation air transportation system”

• January 2003 DOT Secretary Mineta/FAA Administrator Blakey formed Joint Planning Office

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Public Law 108-176 December 12, 2003FAA Reauthorization

“Vision 100”

• Establishes the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO)

• Establishes a multi- agency Senior Policy Committee

• Requires the JPDO to

– Operate in conjunction with relevant programs in specified government agencies

– Consult with the public and ensure the participation of experts from a broad range of entities within the private sector

• Establishes the requirement for an integrated national plan – Plan must meet air transportation safety, security, efficiency and capacity needs

beyond those currently included in the Operational Evolution Plan (FAA 10-year outlook)

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Integrated Plan Requirements

• National vision statement for an air transportation system that will meet the potential demand by 2025

• Description of the demand and future system performance characteristics including goals, objectives and policies and underlying assumptions and analyses

• Multiagency R&D roadmap• Description of operational concepts to meet projected

system performance requirements with timelines and budget requirements to meet 2025 vision

Note: Plan delivered to Congress December 12th, 2004

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Governance and Execution

• Senior Policy Committee (SPC)– Chaired by Secretary of Transportation Mineta– Secretary-level group; in some cases (DOD) participation is

delegated)– Three SPC meetings held since October 2003

• Joint Planning and Development office (JPDO)

• Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)

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Key Issues

• JPDO Goals– Program scope is “curb-to-curb”– Triple 2001 capacity – 30% reduction in consumer time– 25% reduction in consumer cost

• Budget– Department budgetary authority not transferred– Direct OMB interaction– Level of programmatic authority still under review

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Integrated Product Teams

• Harmonize Equipage and Operations Globally - FAA

• Develop Airport Infrastructure to Meet Future Demand - FAA

• Integrate Air Transportation Security Activities - DHS

• Establish an Agile Air Traffic System - NASA

• Establish User-Specific Situational Awareness - DOD

• Establish a Comprehensive Proactive Safety Management Approach - FAA

• Environmental Protection that Allows Sustained Aviation Growth - FAA

• Develop a System-Wide Capability to Reduce Weather Impacts – DOC/NOAA

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Weather IPT

• IPT formed September 2003– NOAA/FAA/NASA/DoD/Academia/NCAR participation– Limited industry participation to date

• Six Weather IPT sub-elements– Observations (ground, aircraft, and space-based)– Forecasts (includes wake vortex)– Dissemination (weather information network)– Integration (probabilistic decision tools)– Training (Meteorologist/pilot/controller/dispatch)– Mitigation (aircraft equipage)– Policy/Outreach under consideration

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Weather IPTConnections to other IPTs

• “4-D” weather information pushed through a System Wide Information Management (SWIM) architecture– Common weather operational picture

• Cockpit/Virtual Tower/Dispatch– Enroute Air Traffic Management

• Capacity/Efficiency enhancement• Supporting 10000+ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Fleet

– Airport Operations• Ground operations

– Capacity/Efficiency– Safety– Security– Environmental (e.g., sound/pollution)

– Weather related sensor development • Wake Vortex• Next generation approach

– International leadership

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Weather IPTNext Steps

• Department budget guidance for respective FY07 budget formulation processes will be submitted from JPDO to Department OMB examiners

• Action plan development underway– Outcomes/Alternatives to be identified

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Weather IPTNext Steps

• 2005 System Requirements (National Operational Requirements Document)

• 2005-2007 Aviation Weather Policy Reviews• 2010 – 2012 First Phase Weather Information

Network– 2015 Second Phase (Probabilistic information)

• Ongoing: Decision support tool development and integration into national airspace system operational platforms