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Air Traffic Control Systems Are Outdated. What’s Being Done to Prevent Another Outage?

Why it’s here: The article covers FAA air traffic control modernization, a $50B congressional funding request, the MITRE audit mandated by Congress, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities, which fall within federal policy on transformational technology (though primarily aviation infrastructure rather than the listed technology areas, it touches space/traffic management and cyber vulnerability policy).

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  1. YesterdayTIMEAir Traffic Control Systems Are Outdated. What’s Being Done to Prevent Another Outage?Duffy raised a request to Congress for $50 billion to upgrade air traffic control systems after the ground stop.
    25 articles · 18 outlets · Chicago Tribune, Gizmodo, The Register, New York Post, The Verge, TechCrunch, MS NOW, USA Today, NBC News, Daily Mail
    1. 2d agoChicago TribunePickupFederal Aviation Administration grounds flights nationwide
    2. YesterdayThe Detroit NewsPickupFAA grounds all departing flights due to extraordinary circumstance, safety reasons
    3. YesterdayCincinnati EnquirerPickup'Everything was like chaos.' FAA lifts ground stop, CVG travel stalled
    4. YesterdayGizmodo‘This Isn’t Another 9/11’: FAA Issues Nationwide Ground Stop ‘Due to Extraordinary Circumstances’
    5. YesterdaySecurityWeekPickupFAA Ground Stop Issued Due to ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’
    6. YesterdayFlorida TodayPickupWatch live: Airports, flights affected by nationwide FAA ground stop
    7. YesterdayThe RegisterPickupAll US flights grounded by FAA
    8. YesterdayThe War ZonePickupFAA Orders Ground Stop For All Flights Across The U.S. (Updated)
    9. YesterdayYahooPickupFAA ground stop latest updates: Duffy says routers in Arkansas and Texas are under investigation; maker says they ‘did not fail’; Trump blames Biden
    10. YesterdayNew York PostPickupCause of FAA ground stop revealed after a million US fliers stranded, chaos at airports
    11. YesterdayYahooPickupDuffy points finger at FAA contractor for nationwide ground stop
    12. YesterdayThe VergePickupWork to replace old copper wire led to the FAA’s ground stop
    13. YesterdayTechCrunchPickupTransportation secretary blames ‘routine’ equipment upgrade for grounding flights nationwide
    14. YesterdayMS NOWPickup‘We don’t believe so’: Duffy dismisses cyberattack as cause for air traffic shutdown
    15. YesterdayGizmodoPickupTransportation Secretary Gestures Vaguely at Copper Wiring to Explain Flight Grounding
    16. YesterdayTIMEPickupAir Traffic Control Systems Are Outdated. What’s Being Done to Prevent Another Outage?
    17. YesterdayThe Detroit NewsPickupFAA ground stop blamed on router installed by contractor
    18. 23h agoUSA TodayEarliestFAA contractor, router focus of investigation into air traffic halt
    19. 11h agoChicago TribunePickupPresident Trump breaks silence on nationwide ground stop and demands more money from Congress
    20. 8h agoYahooPickupWhat halted thousands of US flights? Probe focuses on a single router
    21. 5h agoNBC NewsTransportation secretary says he doesn’t apologize for FAA’s nationwide ground stop
    22. 5h agoYahooPickupTrump breaks silence, calls for FAA funding after airline ground stop
    23. 3h agoNew York PostPickupTrump blames Biden admin for FAA outage debacle — as he repeats Duffy’s call to spend billions on upgrades
    24. 3h agoDaily MailPickupTrump speaks out about nationwide flight shutdown after CNN's Dana Bash loses her cool demanding why president was 'missing'
    25. 3h agoMS NOWPickupTrump finally addresses nationwide air traffic fiasco by blaming Biden
    Duffy blames L3Harris router for FAA nationwide ground stop, seeks funding770 linked

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18 outlets · first seen 2d ago

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  • Markwayne Mullin
  • Project NextGen
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
  • Sean Duffy
  • Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories (SMART)
  • Bryan Bedford

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