Hamre to head U.S. advisory panel on aviation

Hamre to head U.S. advisory panel on aviation    U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta appointed John Hamre, president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), to a two-year term as chairman of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC).
   Hamre will head the board that serves as the chief advisor to the FAA on its multibillion-dollar plans and programs to modernize the national airspace system.
   Hamre has served in several top-level positions at the U.S. Defense Department, was a professional staff member for the Senate Armed Services Committee, and was deputy assistant director for national security and international affairs at the Congressional Budget Office before moving to CSIS. Hamre also served as a member of the Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry.
   The REDAC, established in 1989, advises the FAA administrator on research, engineering and development issues, and coordinates those FAA activities with industry and other government agencies. The committee touches research in all aspects of aviation including air traffic, airports, aircraft safety, security, human factors, the environment and energy.
   Hamre has experience dealing with defense issues, the congressional authorization and appropriation process, export control reform and cyber-security.