Research Archive

Description of Image 5

A chart showing the project plan for 5 years for the Program Steering Groups

The chart shows the project plan for 5 years for the Program Steering Groups starting with FY 2004 and ending in FY 2009.

The foundational research starts in the third quarter of fiscal year 2004. In the middle of fiscal year 2005, the Operational Tests Feasibility phase begins. It first involves Technology Integration Operational Tests, followed soon after by the Operational Test Evaluation. The third phase, Model Deployment Feasibility, begins in the second quarter of fiscal year 2007. It begins with Technology Transfer and Outreach, which actually begins near the end of the second phase. It is followed by Traveler Management Coordination Center Model Deployment in the third phase. Soon after begins the Model Deployment Evaluation.