Infrastructure
FOCUS 4: Strengthen U.S. Aerospace Infrastructure
U.S. aerospace infrastructure keeps Americans safe and drives the U.S economy. It includes a vast array of facilities, people, equipment, technology, research programs and operational programs. AIA is focused on achieving the following four goals to improve U.S. aerospace infrastructure:
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Collaborating with the administration and industry to improve access to and quality of the aerospace work force;
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Facilitating aerospace growth through improved infrastructure and prioritization of technology development and application;
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Sustaining, enhancing, and protecting infrastructure modernization and the industrial base; and,
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Advancing acquisition system reform.
Over the next several years, AIA’s efforts to improve the aerospace infrastructure will include accelerating deployment of NextGen, promoting industry R&D priorities and government-industry cooperative research venues and establishing policies and procedures supporting UAS integration into the national aerospace system. Moreover, AIA’s efforts will help sustain our U.S. industrial base by prioritizing and developing the core competencies critical to our national security; and by fostering programs to ensure that the U.S. attracts the professional and technical workforce needed to staff a robust and healthy aerospace industry. Finally, AIA is working to prevent government from creating unnecessary barriers to commercial technology and services, particularly in defense contracts.
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Goal 1: Collaborate with the administration and industry to improve access to and quality of the aerospace workforce |
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Lead national STEM education coalition event to promote introduction of related education legislation |
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Inventory and assess company STEM education efforts and make recommendations on how companies can better align efforts |
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Broaden TARC-government agency partnerships and execute expanded international competition at Farnborough |
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Goal 2: Facilitate aerospace growth through improved infrastructure and prioritization of technology development and application |
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Partner with FAA leadership to accelerate integrated NextGen implementation with industry input |
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Achieve funding to enable research, development and testing; and support adequate FAA UAS program office resources to accelerate UAS integration into the NAS |
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Establish a process for EBusiness alignment between DoD and Industry to improve efficiency through common information and EBusiness components, processes, standards in the context of current and future disruptive computing technologies |
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Goal 3: Sustain, enhance, and protect infrastructure modernization and the industrial base |
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Publish an industry white paper that recommends development of a high-level DoD roadmap of critical military aerospace core competencies |
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Ensure the National Aerospace Standards Modernization Project plan is implemented by year end to achieve a minimum sustainable production rate of 25 standards per month |
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Goal 4: Advance reform of major elements of the acquisition system |
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Ensure the removal of barriers to the access of commercial technology, products, and services in Government contracts |
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Achieve a streamlined and efficient acquisition process that does not impose unnecessary administrative burdens on contractors or contracting officers |
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Achieve reasonable ethics, transparency, and reporting rules |
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