Fourteen Members Sign Letter To Administrator Huerta

Fourteen members of Congress led by House Aviation Subcommittee chair Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) (pictured) have sent a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta demanding that he respond to allegations of cheating and other issues with the FAA's new procedure for hiring air traffic controllers.

The allegations came in the form of a report from Fox Business which claimed that some applicants for ATC positions were helped by human resources personnel, and challenged the fairness and effectiveness of the practice which gives off-the-street candidates the same consideration as those who have prior military experience or have completed FAA-approved academic programs.

"It appears that the new hiring process that the FAA is utilizing has not responded to the concerns that many in the aviation community and Congress have raised," the letter, posted online by Fox News states. “Furthermore the report of possible cheating in the latest hiring process facilitated by the actions of an FAA employee, is as disturbing as it is unacceptable.  We request that the FAA fully investigate these claims of wrongdoing by the FAA employee, including the extent to which others were aware of wrongdoing and provide the corrective actions the FAA plans to take in response.”

The members have asked Huerta to respond not later than June 26th, 2015.

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