Grounded Delta Airlines planes are parked at gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 11, 2023, in New York. (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images). FAA seeks artificial intelligence-powered safety tool The agency faces unique constraints in approaching the still-developing technology. Nov 8, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil
(Scoop News Group photo) Federal agencies affected by worldwide IT outage A flaw in CrowdStrike software has impacted Microsoft products, with malfunctions resulting in problems for government services. Jul 19, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil Caroline Nihill Madison Alder Matt Bracken
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) building is seen at 600 Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP). After 2023 outage that paused flights nationwide, FAA now has backup system The FAA confirms there’s a contingency system in place. Jul 16, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil
The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo space plane Unity returns to earth after the mothership separated at Spaceport America, near Truth and Consequences, New Mexico on July 11, 2021. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) 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. Jun 26, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil
A United Airlines plane departs the Newark International Airport, in Newark, New Jersey, on January 11 2023. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images) The FAA is probing how to use AI for national airspace safety A new request for information shows the agency’s deliberate pace in its embrace of the technology. Jun 13, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil
A United Airlines plane departs the Newark International Airport, in Newark, New Jersey, on January 11 2023. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images) In deploying AI, the Federal Aviation Administration faces unique challenges As federal agencies ramp up their AI work, observers say the FAA is taking a “cautious” approach as it wrestles with safety questions. Apr 30, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil
Sen. Mark Warner and Reps. Don Beyer and Gerry Connolly join MITRE to open a new facility for discovering and managing risks in AI-enabled systems. (MITRE photo) MITRE launches lab to test federal government AI risks The new AI Assurance and Discovery Lab in McLean, Virginia, is aimed at helping federal agencies test and evaluate systems that use AI. Mar 26, 2024 By Madison Alder
A view of the Federal Aviation Administration headquarters on Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) MITRE researched air traffic language AI tool for FAA, documents show The Department of Transportation has been relatively mum about its work on AI. Feb 14, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil
Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Mark Warner, D-Va., hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) New legislation would give NIST drone cybersecurity responsibilities Sens. Warner and Thune have zeroed in on two drone-related proposals. Feb 7, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil
A United Airlines plane departs the Newark International Airport, in Newark, New Jersey, on January 11 2023. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images) United Airlines says flights resumed after technology issue The issue was "systemwide" and grounded flights across the country. Sep 5, 2023 By Madison Alder