Agency has over 2,400 controllers available in canada pools. The faa in collaboration with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association has streamlined the process for transferring controllers between facilities more quickly, reducing the lag time and certifying the facilities. But the faa can make further improvements and should not hesitate to hire more controllers when staffing needs require it. The faa academy, inexperienced controlers have to train before being placed in a facility has the capacity to matriculate only 1,999 controllers per year. And before controllers can attend the faa has to conduct a background check and the faa has to process about 300 per month. This hearing is an important exercise in the subcommittees oversight of the safety and efficiency of the air Traffic Control system. By all of the objective measures, facilities staffs and shortages have not compromised safety and capacity today. But i do look forward to hearing from our witnesses on what we need