"This audit report underscores that the user fee debate is
about more than policy. How in the world can they price their
'product' -- air traffic control services -- if they can't track
their assets or their costs?"
Source: Phil Boyer, president of the Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Association, commenting on the results of an
independent audit of the FAA's accounting practices. The audit was
commissioned by the Department of Transportation's Inspector
General -- and, AOPA says, shows the FAA can't properly account for
almost $5 billion in assets and property. Most of that is
attributed to the new Air Traffic Organization (ATO), which runs
the air traffic control system.