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ORD (Operational Readiness Decision) for SFO and CLE scheduled for the next two month s . CVG will remain on track regardless of the Amazon construction on the airport. The current plan is to complete IO C on time and add additional RU s (Remote Units) after the amazon construction completes. This decision allows the program to remain on track and provide controllers with a surface tool much more advanced than what they currently have. Caribbean ADS - B Recent discussions on airspace redesign have pointed to the need for additional ADS - B surveillance in the ZMA to ZSU corridor of the Carib bean. Options for land based ADS - B Radio Stations and RCAG sites continue to be explored. Greg Harris (NATCA ZMA), Jeff Woods (NATCA PMO) , and Eric Labardini (NATCA SBS) continue to support the discussions. FMA in Fusion: Operational evalu ation and SRMP have concluded. An issue has been raised that requires some additional separation standards analysis, IBI mode. Thi s will likely delay the completion of the SRMD and an operational start of FMA use of Fusion until the end of July 2017. GOMEX ZHU's Gulf of Mexico airspace continues to challenge the SBS Program Office. As oil or gas production shifts or shuts down off shore platforms, the associated ADS - B, AWOS , or RCAG has to r elocate at a significant cost. SBS continues to ask for updates from ZHU on shifts in aircraft opera tions and demand on platforms. The intent is to match communication and surveillance needs wi th traffic flows. MEARTS Fusion: HCF started Fusion operations on February 22, 2017, a significant achievement after years of effort. Unfortunately, a number of latent radar issues have resulted in a pause in Fusion operat ions just days after the start. Second Level Engineering and LEIDOS have analyzed most of the trouble tickets submitted. Recommended adaptation changes have been delivered to HCF, and they are working to evaluate the effectiveness. Staffing shortages within the facility are delaying that effort. Efforts to continue deploying 3NM Fusion in MEARTS have been postponed until key site issues are fully resolved. HCF intends to restart F usion by the end of July 2017. However, support is needed to do so and travel funding remains somewhat questionable. Surveillance Portfolio Analysis Work Group Eric Labardini and James Keith (NATCA AJV - 7) have been working closely with the Agency's multifaceted analysis of post 2020 radar infrastructure needs. The ADS - B