FAA
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FAA has moved painstakingly on drones. The Trump administration wants to speed things up.
October 27, 2017 This week on Federal Tech Talk, John Gilroy hosts a round table discussion of innovation in the federal government with representatives from three start-up companies. Drone Aerospace Managements's Avery Brown, 540's Chris Bock and Emergent's Joel Benge join Gilroy for this wide-ranging conversation. October 10, 2017
October 09, 2017-
With a continuing resolution bill already signed and sealed, Congress has other matters to wind up before the end of the fiscal year this Saturday.
September 26, 2017 -
When we talk about a government shutdown and its consequences, the truth is that we are actually talking about a pretend shutdown — the political theater version.
September 06, 2017 -
Sean Torpey, the acting deputy assistant administrator for Information and Technology and acting chief information officer for the FAA, said the agency is swinging the spending pendulum from legacy IT to newer systems.
July 21, 2017 -
Steve Battista, group lead at MITRE, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss cybersecurity and a new set of services that allows for the sharing of information on cyber threats. July 18, 2017
July 17, 2017 -
President Donald Trump unveiled details about his plan to privatize air traffic control. Instead of the FAA handling all aspects of general aviation, a non-profit entity would handle shift service and "route efficiency," and leave safety to the federal government.
June 05, 2017 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a win for drone hobbyists as the Court of Appeals in D.C. found the Federal Aviation Administration overstepped it's authority in forcing recreational UAS flyers to register their aircraft.
May 23, 2017 -
Retired Blackhawk helicopter pilot Chrissie Engh brings her military experience to the private sector to educate the public on the regulations and capacities surrounding drone technology.
March 28, 2017 -
The Transportation Department isn't as under the microscope as other federal agencies, but new Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao will still have a significant agenda. Katie Thomson, a partner at Morrison Foerster and former general counsel to DoT and its biggest component, the FAA joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to review it.
February 15, 2017 -
The new year brings a host of people on the move, including a new deputy CIO at the Defense Department and a familiar face leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s IT office.
January 09, 2017 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, Maryland's two Senators write the Office of Personnel Management to express the concern they're hearing from federal employees about the dramatic premium increases for the program.
August 24, 2016 -
The Defense Department plans to eventually buy nearly 2,000 F-35s. The FAA has registered some 500,000 drones.
August 03, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal headlines, a new bill gives agencies more options to hire new talent, and another major IT contract is stalled by protests.
July 14, 2016 -
The agency caught heat for how long it took to issue the rules. Now it's uncorked an industry ready to pop.
June 22, 2016