The Federal Aviation Administration is planning to relocate its headquarters staff from the agency’s current offices — the adjacent Orville Wright Federal Building and the Wilbur Wright Federal Building — on Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C., to a new location.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told workers about the move on Tuesday in a memo seen by Reuters. Workers at the current FAA headquarters will move to the Department of Transportation’s building at the Navy Yard.
The move is part of a broader effort to consolidate IT infrastructure and other legacy systems at the DOT.
“Bringing the FAA and DOT under one roof will: Ensure employees are working in modern facilities that reflect the importance of the agency’s; Enhance the agency’s safety mission; Make the agency more accountable; [and] Streamline redundant IT/HR operations and create new efficiencies,” Duffy stated in the memo.
Neither the DOT nor the FAA provided timelines for the move, with more details expected in the coming weeks.
… something seems really “uncool” about shoving Orville and Wilbur into some broom closet. Dare I say it? I’m offended.
comments from the sec…’ The department also said it will begin sunsetting legacy systems and embracing advanced technologies as it works to “streamline our processes, consolidate administrative functions, and modernize our infrastructure to better serve the American public.”
Note that your pilot certificate is issued by the DOT, not the FAA.
I agree. Every time DoT or FAA moves… they only vacate a portion of the building. They end up having two locations spreading out resources with skeleton crews. Plus, I don’t trust Duffy!
That sounds like boilerplate blandishments to me. Moves are hugely expensive and disruptive, and should only be done when you can come up with a much better reason than the FAA’s word salad.