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The ASSC IOA team has completed their final evaluation at SFO. There are no major discrepancies. All ASSC Sites after CLE are currently at risk for late deployment due to a potential hold up from FAA Internet security. The Internet security department is now becoming heav ily involved in the wireless RU s (remote units) that are located in and around the airport due t o a major system hack that occurred. Dan Hamilton will brief the NATCA Safety & Technology D epartment once more information is received. ERAM Fusion A Track Based Display Mode (TBDM) SRM Panel is planned for March 14 - 16 at Seattle Center. NATCA participa nts have been identified and submitted to FAA LR. The goal of TBDM is to allow expanded use of 3NM separation below FL230. This includes supporting 3NM separation with ADS - B regardless of any distance from a radar site or ADS - B Radio Station. TBDM will b e an incremental step towards an ERAM Fused Display Mode (FDM) change in the future. This is currently being prototyped, and FDM will allow display rates to be independent of the speed of the surveillan ce sources. A faster update rate would potentially all ow expanded use of 3NM separation above FL230. FMA in Fusion: Safety a nalysis is nearing completion. Operational evalu ation and SRMP have concluded. The SRMD is to be circulated for approval. Timelines continue to project an operational start by mid - 2017. GIM - S: GIM - S discussions continue on a bi - weekly basis at the PMO level to address issues related to the program. They are committed to providing support to resolve these challenges. MEARTS Fusion: HCF started Fusion operations on February 22, 2017, a s ignificant achi evement after years of effort. Unfortunately, a number of latent radar issues have resulted in a pause in Fusion operati ons just days after the start. Second Level Engineering and LIDOS are analyzing the trouble tickets submitted and working on recommended solutions to addre ss these radar - induced issues. Everyone is anxiously awaiting the outcome of this analysis. Coordination has begun with the nex t MEARTS 3nm Fusion site, ZSU. A kickoff meeting is planned for March 27 - 28 to discuss all s teps in the transition and addr ess any concerns or obstacles. Obviously, a prerequisite to Fusion at ZSU will be a full understanding of the issues in Hawaii. Terminal Fusion: The Fusion Focus Group continues to track and resolve facility reported issues with Fusion. These are largely issues with the underlying surveillance infrastructure, and experts from all fields are available to assist. Please report any issues to your OSF and our N ATCA SBS group for assistance. It is critical that actual data is recorded for evaluation and resolution.