Digital Government
FAA expands low-altitude drone tests
To support rapidly increasing commercial drone use, the FAA is set to expand testing of automated processing capabilities for operator authorizations.
Digital Government
Next gen aircraft ID system vulnerable, watchdog finds
The GAO is concerned that the next-generation air traffic technology that precisely tracks commercial and military aircraft is vulnerable to hackers.
Digital Government
FAA bans drone flights over nuclear research facilities
The FAA will ban drone flights over seven nuclear energy and research facilities operated by the Department of Energy at the end of the year.
Digital Government
House panel presses FAA to curtail drone dangers
As a new report warns small UAS can do far more damage to planes than bird strikes, legislators worry that "idiots who have toy drones" will delay legitimate UAS uses.
Digital Government
NDAA brings back drone registration
The defense bill restores FAA registration requirements for small-drone operators, after rules were struck down by the Court of Appeals.
Digital Government
FAA's plan to accelerate drone integration
FAA wants companies and local governments to work together on tests to support more low-altitude commercial drone use.
Digital Government
Air traffic control reform hits turbulence in Congress
Congress still faces the decision whether to privatize air traffic control responsibilities and the jobs of 30,000 federal employees.
Modernization
FAA greenlights drone use in Irma recovery
Hurricane Irma generated a wave of drone authorizations at FAA as recovery work ramped up in Florida.
Digital Government
Drones take center stage in Harvey recovery
Hurricane Harvey represents an inflection point for the use of unmanned aerial systems in disaster recovery operations, according to the FAA administrator.
Modernization
FAA, FCC tackle hurricane complications
Unauthorized drones in the air over hurricane disaster zone and telecommunications outages are among the myriad issues facing response agencies as Hurricane Harvey churns through Texas.
Digital Government
Senate bill would foster drone development, facilities
New legislation would foster drone tech development, airspace integration and air traffic management.
Digital Government
Senators not sold on privatizing air traffic control
President Trump's plan to privatize air traffic control operations is getting a cool reception from senators on both sides of the aisle.
Modernization
White House funds federal spectrum study
OMB funds research on how to consolidate multiple federal radar capabilities to free up government-owned spectrum for the commercial market.
Modernization
Trump pushes plan to privatize air traffic control
The White House is backing long-held plans to privatize air traffic control operations to jumpstart progress on a massive technology upgrade.
Digital Government
White House seeks authority to track and destroy drones
Under draft legislation, federal agencies would have the authority to disable or destroy drone aircraft deemed dangerous to government operations.
Modernization
GOP continues push to privatize air traffic control
Have the stars finally aligned behind a long-planned push to outsource air traffic control operations?
Digital Government
Court strikes down FAA's drone registration rule
Registration system "directly violates" a 2012 law, a federal appeals court concluded.
Digital Government
Culture clash in FAA's drone push
The FAA's efforts to integrate unmanned drone aircraft safely into U.S. commercial airspace is moving ahead on several fronts, according to the agency's director, but it requires reconciling cultural differences.
Digital Government
FAA rolls out no-drone zones
The agency released new data detailing drone flight restrictions around airports and military bases and has begun a process that could further restrict private drone use.
Acquisition
Trump's budget revives calls for air traffic shift
There are serious obstacles to moving air traffic operations away from the FAA, despite calls to do so in the president's budget.
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