While the Federal Aviation Administration has established
management controls over its enforcement efforts and
partnership programs — such as guidance on detecting
violations — it lacks controls in other areas, the
Government Accountability Office has said.
It said FAA relies on fines and suspending or revoking
operating licenses to get the industry to comply with
regulations, as well as partnership programs that allow
participating companies or individuals to self-report
violations of safety regulations to mitigate or avoid fines
or other legal actions.
However, FAA lacks explicit, measurable performance goals
and does not evaluate enforcement efforts in the partnership
programs making it impossible to judge their effectiveness,
said GAO.
It said missing or incomplete information in FAA
