Blueskies wrote:
See: http://tinyurl.com/32xsat

or:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...des%20Closures

"The FAA reauthorization legislation sent to Congress this month calls for establishment of a commission to recommend
the closing or consolidation of certain FAA facilities, similar in structure and mission to the Base Realignment and
Closure (BRAC) organization that was used to shutter scores of Defense Department installations."


One problem with this whole concept is that we need to keep these facilities open and viable. This is not like the
downsizing after the Cold War where we had all sorts of excess capacity. The nonsense coming out of this administration
astounds me!



So tell me why they need to stay open? From the story it looks like
they are going to study the issue and close what is not needed and
consolidate the work. Rather then calling this nonsense, I think it's
about time the federal government examine it's operations in light of
the current technology and the requirements for multiple facilities.
The cost of the system continues to go up, yet none of the users want to
pay that increasing cost, so looking at ways to reduce it looks good to me.