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ways for you to keep up with t he news, events, and fun features of your Union. Here's a
selection:
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We would love to hear from you and we stand ready to answer any question you have,
or help you find any information you need. Got a story idea for the Insider or social
media? Want to share a photo? Trying to find something on the App, the members
website or anywhere else? Give us a call or send us an email. We'll respond right away.
If we don ' t know the answer, we' ll work to help find it for you quickly.
Director of Communications
Doug Church : dchurch@natcadc.org ; 301 - 346 - 8245
Associate Director of Communications, Art & Design
Laura Roose: lroose@natcadc.org ; 202 - 220 - 9814
Senior Communications and Public Affairs Associate
Sarah McCa nn : smccann@natcadc.org ; 202 - 220 - 9813
Multimedia Specialist
Jordan Thielker : jthielker@natcadc.org ; 202 - 266 - 9875
Communications Specialist
Sarah Zilonis : szilonis@natcadc.org ; 202 - 266 - 9844 .
WEEKLY MESSAGE FROM ATO COO TERI L. BRISTOL
Our Funding Future
Hi everyone. As Fiscal Year 2015 came to a close, concerns over whether the
government would remain open surfaced once agai n. This time, we had to secure a new
budget along with an extension of the FAA's authorization, which is the legislation that
enables us to perform our functions as an agency.
With regard to the budget, Congress has approved a Continuing Resolution, or
CR, to keep the government funded through December 11. The CR came with a small
rescission of .2108%, which means we must operate at slightly less than FY15 funding
levels during this period. Although we have to tighten our belts somewhat, I don't expect
a ma jor impact to the air traffic control operation or other aspects of our mission. Despite
