Kevin Walsh, a director of IT and cybersecurity at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), told lawmakers today that modernizing the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decades-old technology is “going to be the work of many years, billions of dollars, and thousands of people.” […]
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking input from industry on next-generation safety and non-safety analytics capabilities, including the use of AI for “deep analysis” to “generate actionable insights.” […]
A government watchdog report released on Monday revealed that over 100 of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) 138 systems are unsustainable or potentially unsustainable – more than half of which have “critical” impacts on airspace operations. […]
When the Office of Commercial Space Transportation was established at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 1984, it took the agency five years to commission its first mission. […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requesting public comments after unveiling a proposal that includes cybersecurity mandates for the future manufacturing of airplanes and aviation equipment, according to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on Wednesday. […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants to know what AI capabilities industry has in store that can help the agency improve aviation safety, according to a request for information (RFI) released last week. […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) needs to do more to help state, local, and Tribal authorities use technology resources necessary to investigate unauthorized aerial drone activity, according to a June 6 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. […]
President Joe Biden signed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 into law on May 16, injecting the agency with more than $105 billion over the next five years. […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to get a $1.255 billion boost in its fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget, according to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies FY2024 appropriations bill released on Sunday by the Senate and House Appropriations Committees. […]
Federal agency officials are looking for more collaboration across agencies to combat cybersecurity threats fueled by relentless adversaries who are employing the latest technologies in their attacks. […]
It’s been nearly six months since introduction in the Senate of legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), but the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has failed to vote on the bill – even as the FAA’s current authorization expired on Sept. 30. […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is taking the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to task for slow progress on its years-long Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) project which aims to modernize U.S. air traffic management systems by moving from a ground-based air-traffic control system that uses radar, to one based on satellite navigation and digital communications. […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is undertaking a three-part technology “sprint” that aims to quickly deploy three tech upgrades aimed at increasing runway safety, according to a senior FAA official who testified before Congress this week. […]
Michael Whitaker, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was well-received at his Oct. 4 confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. […]
The Biden administration announced $26 million in funding today to invest in additional safety technologies for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). […]
As policymakers continue to push Federal agencies to modernize their IT systems, top technology officials at four prominent government departments and organizations this week explained the progress they are making in legacy IT modernization and innovation. […]
The House on July 20 passed the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act – a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation safety and infrastructure programs for the next five years – with overwhelming bipartisan support in a 351-69 vote. […]
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Wednesday approved bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation safety and infrastructure programs for the next five years, by a unanimous 63-0 vote. […]
President Biden signed the NOTAM Improvement Act into law over the weekend, which requires the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a task force to provide recommendations for improvement of the agency’s Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) system. […]
The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced last week his plans to leave the agency this summer, with no clear successor in sight as the agency is due for reauthorization by Congress, and as it continues to work on necessary technology upgrades. […]
Verizon Public Sector announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded the company a 15-year, $2.4 billion contract to design, build, operate, and maintain the FAA’s next-generation communications platform. […]
The Department of Transportation (DoT) has received its first-ever Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) award worth $6.43 million to use in helping to upgrade tech at the agency’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) component, according to DoT Chief Information Officer (CIO) Cordell Schachter. […]
President Biden’s embattled pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) participated in his confirmation hearing before Congress amid a series of technological challenges for the agency. […]
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) acting administrator said today that modernization work on the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system is set to be complete by fiscal year 2025, but the agency is looking to accelerate that timeline. […]
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee kicked off its first hearing of the 118th Congress on Feb. 9 with a focus on strengthening airline operations by upgrading the sector’s IT systems and technology. […]
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held its first of many hearings today on the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), where IT system modernization and cybersecurity took center stage. […]
Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg said today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in the middle of upgrading their outdated IT systems following a news-making tech breakdown last month. […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) late Thursday attributed the major system outage that caused the agency to pause flights nationwide last week to a contractor who had “unintentionally deleted files.” […]
Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., has asked the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a joint review of the cyber vulnerabilities of all systems supporting national air travel, according to a Jan. 12 letter Rep. Torres sent to CISA Director Jen Easterly. […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) late Wednesday pinned the blame for a major system outage earlier in the day on a damaged database file and said it saw “no evidence of a cyber attack” causing the problem. […]