ABOUT FAA - Our mission, history, plans, and budget

OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (APA) communicates to the media and FAA employees information on agency policies, programs, and plans.

REGULATION AND CERTIFICATION (AVR) promotes the highest safety standards in the world and provides quality service to the public.

AIRPORTS (ARP) provides leadership in planning and developing a safe and efficient national airports system.

AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES (ATS) ensures safety, efficient operation, and maintenance, of the air transportation system.

FAA REGIONAL OFFICES AND AERONAUTICAL CENTER SITEMAP (ARC)

COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION (AST) regulates and promotes the commercial space and transportation industries.

CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY (ACS) The FAA's aviation security mission is to protect the users of commercial air transportation against terrorist and other criminal acts.

RESEARCH AND ACQUISITIONS (ARA) provides guidance relating to acquisition policy, research, system prototyping, and information resource management.

OFFICE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR ACQUISITION (ODRA) provides fair and efficient resolution of procurement protests and contract disputes.

THE OFFICE OF SYSTEM SAFETY (ASY) provides access to aviation safety-related databases, safety reports and publications, and information on the Global Analysis Information Network (GAIN) project.

FREE FLIGHT PHASE 1 (AOZ) is the industry-endorsed strategy that calls for the limited deployment of selected low risk technologies that will provide early benefits to users by the close of 2002.