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● New York TRACON (N90) had its Fusion transition interrupted by the shutdown. Their last step before transitioning was workforce training in January, which was postponed. Current plans have been to start the training on March 4, and transition to Fusion operations by April 14. Detailed plans to transition all underlying towers are still being worked. ● Cleveland (CLE) had some interruption in their Fusion transition due to the shutdown. Originally planned to complete their transition on Jan. 7, they had to delay until Feb. 13, but did complete the transition. This was a long time coming as SBS worked to add additional radar feeds to CLE to mitigate previous tracking issues. Craig Bielek • I traveled during the week of March 4 to New York TRACON to participate in the beginning of the facility's ADS-B Fusion training. So far, the feedback has been generally positive, and the SBS program is looking forward to getting N90 on Fusion and utilizing ADS-B. I also traveled to Waterloo, Iowa for the ADS-B Fusion cadre class. The ADS-B flight inspection originally scheduled for that week needed to be postponed due to a winter storm approaching. The ALO flight inspection is now scheduled for April 3. The week of March 18 I traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the ADS-B/Fusion OSD. The OSD was successful and the facility will begin training as soon as it can be scheduled. Andrew Stachowiak • The week of Feb. 25, I traveled to Monroe, La. (MLU) to support a Fusion cadre class and their ADS-B flight inspection. The week of March 4, I attended the Elmira, N.Y. (ELM) ADS-B/Fusion kickoff meeting. That same week, I traveled to Binghamton, N.Y. (BGM) to support their ADS-B Fusion flight inspection. I performed an OSD for Jackson, Miss. (JAN) the week of March 11. Plans were finalized to support the New York TRACON (N90) workforce training and cutover date to Fusion. ADS-B Avionics Issues ● An issue not screened by automation systems but an important assumption for future ADS-B dependent applications is the broadcast call sign of the user. ADS- B aircraft reports include this information, and automation systems compare it to the filed call sign. When a mismatch occurs a Call Sign Mismatch (CSMM) alert can be generated. The issue has been highlighted in Equip 2020 meetings since ADS-B dependent applications (CAVS, Advanced Interval Management, etc.) are dependent on this functionality. Monthly tracking continues to show this as a significant problem. The SBS Article 114 work group has recommended disabling CSMM alerts across all automation platforms. ● NATCA SBS continues to work with the Agency toward a more proactive approach to ADS-B avionics issues that result in position error. These issues occur when standards for installation or configuration within aircraft or ground systems are not met. ADS-B is a cooperative surveillance source relying on position accuracy determined onboard the aircraft. Controllers and facilities are