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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)

FAA revokes access to systems for personnel involved in deletion of NOTAM system files

An agency spokesperson confirms it has suspended access to buildings and systems for certain staff working for federal contractor Spatial Front.

Jan 26, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones Nihal Krishan

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).

Federal Aviation Administration says NOTAMS outage was caused by contracting personnel deleting files

The sub-agency says files were erased during work to correct synchronization between the system’s live primary database and a backup database.

Jan 20, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones Nihal Krishan

March 13, 2019 — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) building is seen at 600 Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP).

FAA awards 15 prime contracts as part of $2.3B systems engineering procurement

The procurement is intended to support the agency’s NextGen IT modernization progam.

Jan 12, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

Jan. 11, 2023 — An American Airlines Airbus A321 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

FAA preliminary investigation traces NOTAMS outage to damaged database file

If the diagnosis is correct, this will be the latest example of a major federal IT system outage caused by a corrupted database file.

Jan 12, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

What is the FAA’s Notice to Air Missions System and why does it matter?

The computer system, which was hit with an outage Wednesday morning, provides pilots with key information about surrounding airspace but today’s outage is unlikely to have compromised…

Jan 11, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

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.

Jan 11, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

Office of Space Commerce seeks more commercial satellite tracking data

The Department of Commerce office is seeking to improve the reliability of its space debris collision warnings.

Mar 1, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Customs and Border Protection spends $202M on vehicle screening tech

The new low-energy systems will be deployed at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Sep 30, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

Agencies told to assess if they can end contracts for drones built by foreign adversaries

The executive order applies to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.

Jan 19, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

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Air Force to test flying cars in early 2021

The Agility Prime program, which pulls in private investment, is ready for another test of flying cars for military and commercial markets.

Dec 18, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

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