Subject: Re: Potomac crash - VAS Aviation
So I think the question should assume that you can't replace the 10%. Is there enough slack in the system that they could lose 10% of the controllers and still function with that number fewer?

1. You're assuming the offer extends to the people you mentioned. I don't know.
2. Controllers were already understaffed, so that problem would get more acute.

There have been several lawsuits filed about the FAA's hiring practices going back for a decade with the primary complaint being that the FAA was turning away candidates in the pursuit of "diversity". I don't know if that's true or not but one of the documents unearthed asked a question, "How much of a change in job performance is acceptable to achieve what diversity goals?"...uhhh...in the Controller business the answer is zero change in job performance.