ARLINGTON, Va. (DC News Now) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making changes to increase safety around Reagan National Airport (DCA), including increasing support and oversight for the air traffic controller team and evaluating plane arrival rates, the agency said Tuesday. Accordin g to the FAA, to support the well-being of controllers "following stressful events," a Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) team will visit the airport in early April and offer confidential support for staff. In addition, the FAA will conduct regular wellness checks, increase operational supervisor staffing from six to eight people and review certified professional controller staffing. Federal officials have been raising concerns about an understaffed and overtaxed air traffic control system for years, according to an Associated Press report. FAA bans helicopter route near DCA after deadly midair crash Lastly, officials will review the aircraft arrival rate at DCA per hour. The agency noted that the current rate is "disproportionately concentrated within the last 30 minutes of each hour." The changes come just two months after a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane collided above the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Jan. 29, leaving 67 people dead. The announcement also comes just days after an FAA employee was arrested and charged with assault and battery after an incident in the air traffic control (ATC) tower at DCA last week. ...read more read less