In article 73ff2e3f81349@uwe, JGalban via AviationKB.com u32749@uwe wrote:
I think you can be assured that this level of responsibility and
performance will prevail when (actually if) NextGen comes into being. FAA
upper management has a dismal record when it comes to managing system
improvement projects. I still remember the last time the FAA said they were
going to overhaul the ATC system (early 90s?). Billions were spent on
basically nothing before Congress finally investigated and called a halt to
the boondoggle. The FAA managers that appeared before congress were
absolutely clueless. As I recall, the FAA shuffled them around to other
jobs, but none were fired. In short, managerial incompetence is more the
rule at the FAA, rather than the exception.

Early 80s to 1993 when Congress ended the program after $9B.
After 5-7 years of analysis & requirements definitions, the contract was
awarded in the late 80s. The losing contractor
went to court and won (stole?) the contract away. Then proceeded to perform
almost the entire process over again, thus proving once again, the
NIH syndrome is rampant.