The Research and Requirements Development Directorate is responsible for establishing FAA tools for mission analysis and service analysis, creating Corporate-level mission analyses, providing assistance for service-level mission analyses, developing ATS measures that monitor progress toward meeting operational benefit from F&E programs, and the prioritization/formulation of the ATS sponsored elements of the Facilities and Equipment (F&E) and Research, Engineering, and Development (RE&D) budgets. The Directorate serves as the liaison with internal and external FAA customers for requirements, policy and processes, coordination and planning, and monitors the NAS configuration management activities to ensure support of ATS strategies. ARQ also leads ATS in the planning and prioritization of human factors and research programs, safety assessment and assurance, and mission analysis.

• Leads ATS in architecture development for the NAS. Ensures that ATS prioritization criteria and NAS level cost and performance data are captured.
• Budget focal point for all ATS sponsored initiatives included in the Facilities and Equipment (F&E) formulation and execution process. Represents ATS interests on the SEOAT Analytical Team (SAT).
• Co-leads the Budget Integration Team (BIT). Responsible for the formulation and execution of NAS Plan Hand-Off funding required to transition systems into the Operations funding account for life-cycle management.
• Leads the coordination and oversight of ARS Operations budget formulation and execution process.
• Responsible for contract administration of all ARS contracts including regional NISC support to ATS-510 offices
• Manages the ARS travel office, responsibility for processing and tracking all travel requests, authorizations and vouchers.
• Leads ARS' efforts in Fee for Service program with AML. Processes the Universal Service Agreements with AML and tracks all ARS expenditures against he USA. Creates reports for all management levels.

• Strategic Research and Management Analysis (ARQ-200)
• Provides management and oversight of ATS research programs
• Identifies research needs, strategic requirements, and long-term vision for air traffic control and air traffic management
• Manages human factors research to meet current and future needs
• Serves as ARS focal point for Lifecycle Management policy, process improvement, requirements tracking, participation on the ASAG, website maintenance for ARQ, and support for executive boards led by ARQ senior management
• Represents ATS to the:
  o Research, Engineering, and Development Research Management Board
  o FAA/NASA Interagency Integrated Management Team (IAIMT)
  o Eurocontrol/FAA research cooperative committee
• Sponsors the Joint University Program
• Collaborates with internal and external research organizations to identify state-of-the-art technologies and procedures, as well as future technologies for consideration in meeting the goals of ATS
• Develops ATS long-term vision and strategic requirements
• Conducts human factors analyses and provides recommendations and guidance to achieve safety, mobility, and system efficiency goals throughout the lifecycle management process
• Conducts annual and on-going assessments of the need for human factors professionals by user representatives and aligns resources to meet those needs
• Serves as human factors technical expert on Integrated Requirements Teams
• Manages performance under the human factors implementation plan for ATS
• Develops the strategic plan and performance measures for research programs sponsored by ATS

• Develops corporate-level requirements for the NAS, including aligning service goals and identifying redundancies, duplicate benefits, gaps and service area overlaps
• Assists in the development of service/area level requirements
• Develops FAA standards and tools for mission and service analysis, including:
  o Updated Mission Need Statement
  o Concept of Use
  o Initial Requirements Document
  o Finalized Initial Investment Analysis Plan
  o Service Delivery Management Plan
• Establishes high level measures to determine progress toward achieving operational benefit from F&E programs
• Participates with partners and stakeholders in the development of requirements and mission analysis
• Provides guidance for variation in mission need analysis approach and Mission Need Statement format due to program size, complexity, impact of service, R&D status and Congressional mandate