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first operational use of IDAC at a TRACON and similar to Tower training a sub team was needed at the Host Center to set up the flows in the system to allow for training at the TRACON. Classroom and hands-on training was conducted to the TMU personnel at SCT and the plan leaving the activity was for SCT to begin operational use of the IDAC system the following week after all the remaining coordination with their associated Towers and ZLA is complete. The week of Feb. 12 the Ops Team conducted site surveys for IDAC at El Paso and Tucson Towers. The site process involves a training piece to the facility as to what IDAC is and then a survey with Air traffic and local Tech Ops as to where the equipment would be best situated. TSAS - submitted by TSAS subgroup lead Tom Glaze (D21) The TSAS team met the week of Jan. 15 at the Tech center for the first week of a two- week EUI (early user involvement). The EUI was a combined effort of TSAS SMEs and TAMR SMEs to get the first look as to the affects TSAS may have on STARS. Both teams were anxious to get this early look in the labs, unfortunately the week was cut short a day and the second week was canceled by the Government shutdown. An improvised group of SME's was able to gather the last week of January to finish the second week. On Feb. 5-8 the TSAS team met at Raytheon in Marlboro, Mass., to evaluate the TSAS tools and how they will appear and affect STARS. This again was a shortened week due to the CR. The week of Feb. 12-16 was a non-travel week for most of the team although there was some SMEs helping with the IDAC install in SCT TRACON. The week of Feb. 20-23 the TSAS group will again be in the new TSAS lab at the Tech center. The week of Feb. 26-March 2 the team will be in MCO for a TSAS Training development meeting. The training development is still in the early stages and is extremely important as we consider the training of the Controller and TMC workforce. This meeting will entail delivery of the CDG "course design guide" from the TBFM contractor Leidos. TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TFMS) Brian Campos (DCC) represents the NATCA membership as their Article 114 Representative to the TFMS project. His report is below. ABRR/PDRR activity – RAD deployment is still ongoing for the use of ABRR and PDRR with most of the remaining facilities expecting to be online by mid-February. The TFMS and ERAM teams are working together with the endless oversight from Mark DiPalmo in ensuring the facilities get SME assistance where needed. Select issues have surfaced but all deemed manageable at this time, with some having future fixes in the near future. RAD enhancements are still under review with two significant improvements slated for development being CDR code and FRC amendment in the RAD.

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