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National Office Week in Review: January 24, 2018

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STARS system archive testing Feb. 26 – March 16. STARS Enhancements 2 Accuracy Exercises March 19-23. Program Trouble Report Working Group (PTRWG) Meeting is scheduled Jan. 18. SMEs from M98, NCT and D10 will be attending via go-to meeting. Software Planning Board (SPB) NATCA has requested the board to consider several STARS software changes for integration into upcoming software builds. Some of these improvements are long needed but have been overshadowed due to the importance of deployment related software changes over the last two years Operational Support Facilities (OSF) Update Submitted by Scott Kendrick (North Texas- OSF) STARS E2 Terminal ATC Capability telcon that is working on final requirement question and clarification to incorporate Merging and Spacing, Sequencing Tools into STARS. Attended TAMR/ STARS TSAS telcon continuing to work issues on deploying "TBFM in a box" simulator to sites and OSFs along with potential upcoming issues. Traveled to the WJHTC for the S6.R8 TSAS Early User Involvement testing event 1/17 – 1/25. Attended the STARS/TAMR Program Trouble Report Work Group (PTRWG) telcon – reviewed and ranked current PTRs. Attended telcon TIM discussion on System Status Indictors to be displayed in the SSA used in STARS. Attended the System Technical Reports Working Group (STRWG) stakeholder's telcon and reviewed thin specs for requested changes to STARS software. Attended the TAMR Look Ahead, TAMR TAGUP, and OSF Technical telcons. STARS Strategic Planning Meeting (SSP): Coordinate and get feedback on integrated hardware and software planning among TAMR stakeholders, identify risks to the hardware and software plan, and propose risk mitigation solutions with the stakeholders' input. Attended the STARS Pre-CCB Telcon: bring forward potential Change Control Board (CCB) changes and adjudicate the benefits and impacts with all stakeholders. TERMINAL FLIGHT DATA MANAGER (TFDM) Matt Baugh (IAH) is the Article 114 Representative for TFDM. Mr. Baugh's update is below.

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