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A flight information display board shows several flights cancelled at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York on August 27, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

FAA unveils AI aviation data tool in Washington airspace

The platform, which launched in “a limited mode,” offers suggestions on handling congestion and other challenges by analyzing around 200 data streams.
From left to right, GovCIO’s Henry Kenyon, Transportation Department’s Anil Chaudhry, NASA’s Geoffrey Sage and GSA’s Birgit Smeltzer speak at GovCIO’s Federal AI Forum at Carahsoft in Reston, Va. on August 13, 2026. (K. Sophie Will/FedScoop)

GSA official on OneGov AI deals: Some extensions, some new offers coming

The director of the agency’s Office of IT Products said some manufacturers have “already agreed to extend some limited-time offers, and some are looking at producing new…
A Wing Delivery Drone is displayed at a news conference on drone safety at the Department of Transportation Headquarters on August 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. Department of Transportation officials held a news conference to unveil a proposed new rule for drone operators, called Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS), which would make it easier for companies, specifically delivery companies, to operate drones beyond the operator’s line of sight without needing a waiver. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

DOT pushes back on drone industry calls for speedy rules

A top official said the agency's goal is to avoid rushing a rule that could favor incumbents or introduce tech lock-in.
The digital flight strip system going live in the largest airports around the country, which was developed by Leidos in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, on Monday, July 13, 2026 at the vendor’s Air Traffic Management Innovation Center in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Lindsey Wilkinson / FedScoop)

A look at the digital flight strip system used by the FAA

Leidos is spearheading the effort to replace paper flight strips and train controllers on its digitized version, aiming to onboard another dozen airports by the end of…
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Capt. Jason Ambrosi, left, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, talks with Chris Sununu, president and CEO of Airlines for America, before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing titled “Close Calls: Improving Safety Across the National Airspace System,” in Russell building on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

FAA brings on AI, software partner for ATC modernization as industry champions tech upgrades

During a hearing this week, airport stakeholders pushed for the adoption of tools that would bring improved safety and counter-UAS capabilities.
Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Special Agents demonstrate the inspection methods used to inspect commercial vehicles such as this Volvo semi-truck September 17, 2017, in Centreville, Virginia. / AFP PHOTO / Paul J. Richards

DOT considers taking humans out of the AI loop

The agency is weighing the risks of unintended consequences along with the potential pitfalls of having workers become a “limiting factor,” per a top technology leader.
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