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Summary

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is initiating an information technology vulnerability assessment of FAA's operational Air Traffic Control (ATC) System. This audit was requested by the Ranking Members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Subcommittee on Aviation.  The OIG has contracted with Clifton Gunderson LLP, an independent public accounting firm, to perform the audit subject to OIG oversight.  The objective of this audit is to determine whether operational ATC systems can be accessed by unauthorized users from inside ATC facilities through FAA’s Mission Support/Administrative System Network.