FAA administrator calls out ‘obsolescence’ in air traffic control technology
While the National Airspace System currently iterates on a decade-long cycle, akin to Boeing and Airbus, those updates need to be more like iPad, FAA’s Bryan Bedford…
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Sean Duffy previews major changes to Transportation IT in new memo
The agency’s CIO office plans to begin sunsetting tech systems in the coming weeks, per the memo.
As unauthorized drones proliferate, the Trump admin wants to track them
Two recent Trump administration executive orders illustrate the risks and rewards of emergent drone technology.
FAA has an agreement for OpenAI technology
The aviation agency has an $80,000 award for “Azure OpenAI CDO,” per USASpending.
As DOGE enters FAA, an aging aviation safety system may come into focus
A contract for a modernized NOTAM system shows concern about maintaining the platform for flagging hazards to pilots during upgrades.
The FAA is developing an air traffic tool built for the space age. It may need help
Documents lend insight into the state of a tool meant to help integrate commercial space launches into the national airspace.
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FAA permits flights to resume as computer system outage resolved
A White House spokesperson said that currently there is no evidence that an outage of the Notice to Air Missions System was caused by a cyberattack.
DOD’s global flight tracking system needs upgrades, Air Force says
On top of creating new software, a contractor would be required to maintain and upgrade existing functions and applications in the DAIP.