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Systems engineering has been and will continue supporting TAMR training with their work to brief legacy STARS and previous ARTS IIE sites on the new functionality associated with the S6R4 software. The R4 build marks a significant change for controllers already using STARS and there a re many improvements that are not always easily explained. Support for NATCA SME on - site briefings is planned for CMH, BVT , and A90 in January. New York TRACON (N90) identified four software enhancements for STARS simulation (AT Coach) as they move forward with their ORD planning. In addition to flight strip creation, the basis of these issues is related to aircraft behavior when conducting simulated approaches. FAA software development asked NATCA to conduct an out - of - cycle review and rank of these problem s to have them properly evaluated by software engineering and just last week the proposed fixes to these issues were made available. A meeting is planned after the Thanksgiving holiday to discuss the resolutions with N90. Southern California TRACON (SCT) recently reported numerous tracking anomalies occurring primarily within a 30 - mile radius of LAX, as well as other areas. Engineering has begun to analyze the reports and will communicate their findings back to SCT. Chicago TRACON (C90) held a local SRM p anel to review recommended adaptation changes that will reduce some nuisance/false Conflict Alerts. The panel determined the enabling conflict alert reduction areas did not present a hazard and adaptation changes are scheduled to be loaded 12/1/16. System s engineering has a busy month ahead. Budgetary forces are pressing for an expeditious review and approval of several software fixes and integrations. Two important items under review are improvements to non - mode C altitude estimation and coordination list improvements. TAMR Deployment Lead report submitted Scott Robillard (K90) Happy Holidays from the TAMR Deployment team. With leave taken and the Thanksgiving moratorium, deployments are impacted across the country and a natural slowdown occurs. Reflecti ng on the past year , I would like to use this report to thank the outstanding SMEs on the NATCA Deployment team, which make this program work. Without the hard work and dedication of the entire team, the success we have had would not occur. In no particular order, my thanks go to: Bill Spence (BTV) TAMR Training and SEG2 SME Kyle Ness (M98) TAMR Systems Engineering and SEG2 SME Jim VanZee (GRR) Deployment Lead Alternate and SEG2 SME Richard Thomas (GEG) Waterfall SEG2 SME Tim Poer (ABI) SEG2 SME Ross Costa (RSW) SEGs SME Chris Falcone (MDT) SEG2 SME and training Jimmie White (PHL) Phase 1 Tech Refresh Teah Lord (F11) Phase 1 Tech Refresh and training Jill Carr (TPA) Phase 1 Tech Refresh and training Chris Hilbert (PHL) Phase 1 Tech Refresh for all G1/2 to G 4 ELITE and training Jason Rose (D01) Training Pat Carter (D10) Training Joe Yannone (Region X) CTD, ASR8, Engineering Support