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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FAA moves toward improving new air traffic control system
New documents reveal the transportation agency’s plan to find an integrator to modernize the antiquated system.
Democrats raise questions about Secret Service’s anti-drone work at DC airport
A Monday letter from top Democrats on the House Transportation and Homeland Security committees raises serious concerns about safety at the airport.
FAA has an agreement for OpenAI technology
The aviation agency has an $80,000 award for “Azure OpenAI CDO,” per USASpending.
Floppy disks and aging software: FAA held back by technology woes
A House Transportation Committee hearing focused on recent aviation accidents and aging FAA tech, which the GAO has called “unsustainable.”
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.
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FAA seeks artificial intelligence-powered safety tool
The agency faces unique constraints in approaching the still-developing technology.
Federal agencies affected by worldwide IT outage
A flaw in CrowdStrike software has impacted Microsoft products, with malfunctions resulting in problems for government services.
After 2023 outage that paused flights nationwide, FAA now has backup system
The FAA confirms there’s a contingency system in place.
Virgin Galactic and others become operational with FAA’s space-age air traffic tool
The tool has run into challenges, as documents obtained by FedScoop helped elucidate last year.