NAATS HEADQUARTERS EMAIL UPDATE

Volume 2, #33

May 24, 2002

NAATS has learned, from reliable sources, that there has been a preliminary FAA meeting on the A76 contracting out circular. Apparently a contractor was named. I've sent the Administrator a letter expressing our disappointment in not being advised of the meeting and given the opportunity to be present. For those interested, I've sent a copy of the letter to NAATS Webmaster John Dibble for posting on our website.

On a brighter note we continued to discuss the remaining pay rules this week. Although we don't have an agreement yet I'm optimistic about our progress. We'll continue the talks the first part of next week.

My next meeting with Don Young is on June 11. I'll be in MCN for a membership meeting next week with SO Regional Director Dave Hoover and MCN FacRep Carey Hall. I'll do a swing through the GL the week of June 17 with GL Regional Director Jack O'Connell.

As you may have heard FAM Training has been resumed for general aviation and military aircraft. Air carriers are still pending.

Nancy Batye, COU AFSS, has been our technical representative for Federal Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) for the past three years and she's done a great job. It's now time to solicit her replacement. This position requires frequent travel and an interest in the various forms of communications technologies, e.g. telecommunications networking, internet infrastructures, etc. If you're interested, please forward your name and a resume to NAATS HQ.



Wally Pike