Exits could complicate regulatory and air-traffic-control work, internal presentation says
Resignations and retirements are building across the agency, potentially affecting divisions that oversee everything from air traffic to legal matters and space launches, according to FAA documents and people close to the discussions.
The departures could complicate regulatory and air-traffic control work handled by the FAA. The agency is under scrutiny after January’s deadly midair collision in the Washington, D.C., area and a series of technology failures that have disrupted air travel.
“Employees are departing the agency in mass quantities across all skill levels,” according to a May 7 internal presentation to senior FAA management, outlining the effects of what is known as a deferred-resignation program.
The presentation, which was viewed by The Wall Street Journal, flagged departures of senior leaders, technical experts and mission-support employees that it said would result in losing critical competencies and institutional knowledge. A similar presentation by the agency’s human-resources staff tallied more than 1,200 employees who were departing under the program.
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