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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Troy Edgar testify during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing in the Cannon House Office Building on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

DHS ‘struggling’ with counter-drone measures leading up to World Cup

Secretary Markwayne Mullin said unmanned aircrafts are his biggest concern with just a week left before the games begin.
Police officers stand guard in front of an Eastern Airlines plane carrying Venezuelan migrants repatriated from the US after landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on Dec. 3, 2025. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

Lawmakers sound alarm on ICE ‘ghost flights,’ missing aviation data

The 32-member group called for clarity on the DHS unit’s use of the Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed program and additional data-suppression methods.
ATC-controller at radar screen with microphone and control strips in visual-control-room with airport terminal view through windows at night. (Photo by: aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Two FAA partners ramp up hiring, preparations for ATC overhaul

L3Harris and Indra are working behind the scenes to increase capacity as the fiber cable and radar providers advance plans aimed at improving the FAA’s efficacy.
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Traffic Management Specialists monitor airline traffic at the Air Traffic Control System Command Center on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 in Warrenton, Virginia. The facility balances air traffic demand with system capacity in the National Airspace System (NAS) and is part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control system. (Photo by Pete Marovich For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

FAA at higher risk of cyberattack given lagging security, transparency, watchdog finds

The Department of Transportation’s inspector general office identified governance gaps during an audit of the high-impact systems powering the National Airspace System.
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