The government shutdown and recent accidents have shown the Air Traffic Control system’s vulnerability. It should be turned into an independent, nonprofit organization removed from politics. The ...

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 ...

Roughly 750,000 federal employees were furloughed when the government closed its doors. Not included in that number are the air traffic controllers who will continue to work, without pay, as long as ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — On Monday, the head of the D.C.-based union for air traffic controllers said even if the federal government reopens soon, the country’s air traffic control system will take time ...

The Transportation Department is pushing hard for the new system to go online in 2028, with a price tag for modernization that could reach $31.5 billion. Peraton has won the massive contract to lead a ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Federal Aviation Administration has given the green light for industry to start working on and turning in their proposals for a ...