Federal Aviation Administration

FILE - Passenger flights land and take off at Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, Wed., Jan. 19, 2022. A congressional committee is looking into the controversy over the launch of new high-speed wireless service and whether it poses any threat to airline safety. A House committee on Thursday, Feb. 3, heard testimony from the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, airline groups and a trade group for telecommunications companies. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Congress wants regular updates from FAA on any issues that arise from 5G growth

In today’s Federal Newscast, House lawmakers are pressing the Federal Aviation Administration for more details on what it’s doing to ensure the safety…

Federal Newscast

FAA head resigns after effort to rebuild agency’s reputation

People

FILE - A China Airlines cargo jet lands at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Saturday, March 14, 2020, in New York. On Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, AT&T and Verizon said they will delay activating new 5G wireless service for two weeks following a request by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who cited the airline industry’s concern that the service could interfere with systems on planes. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

FAA and wireless carriers in talks over 5G’s potential impact on aircraft systems

Technology

A Metropolitan Police Department cruiser blocks a street near the U.S. Capitol and a Library of Congress building in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, as law enforcement officials investigate a report of a pickup truck containing an explosive device. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Calls for Capitol Police inspector general to publish reports

Federal Newscast

(AP Photo/John Locher)

FILE - A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Las Vegas. More than 90% of federal workers have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday’s deadline set by President Joe Biden. Biden announced in September that all federal workers were required to undergo vaccination, with no test-out option, unless they secured an approved medical or religious exemption. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Some 90% of federal employees are at least partially vaccinated by deadline, White House says

Workforce

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2107 file photo, the air traffic control tower is in sight as a plane takes off from San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. Aviation-safety officials say a close call last year highlights the need for faster reporting of dangerous incidents before evidence is lost. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a final report Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 on the July 2017 close call in which an Air Canada jet nearly crashed into planes lined up on the ground at San Francisco International Airport. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

FAA calling on architects to come up with new air traffic control tower designs

Facilities/Construction

Agencies looking for industry ideas on tracking vaccinations among their employees

Federal Newscast

Homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Lafitte, La. The weather died down shortly before dawn. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

FAA, NASA collaborating to regulate suborbital space

The Space Hour spoke to Wayne Monteith, the FAA’s Associate Administrator for commercial space transportation, and Mike Gold, who at the time was NASA’s…

The Space Hour

NASA, FAA working together to help grow the future of commercial space travel

For nearly a century, the FAA has maintained air traffic control for things that fly close to earth. Now NASA is getting a handle on safe operations in…

Technology

This stunning image by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy NGC 5643 in the constellation of Lupus (The Wolf). Looking this good isn’t easy; thirty different exposures, for a total of 9 hours observation time, together with the high resolution and clarity of Hubble, were needed to produce an image of such high level of detail and of beauty. NGC 5643 is about 60 million light-years away from Earth and has been the host of a recent supernova event (not visible in this latest image). This supernova (2017cbv) was a specific type in which a white dwarf steals so much mass from a companion star that it becomes unstable and explodes. The explosion releases significant amounts of energy and lights up that part of the galaxy. The observation was proposed by Adam Riess, who was awarded a Nobel Laureate in physics 2011 for his contributions to the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe, alongside Saul Perlmutter and Brian Schmidt.

NASA, FAA working together to ensure healthy future for commercial space travel

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, with commercial space travel gaining momentum, NASA and the FAA are detailing how they’ll support it.

Federal Aviation Administration

Congress wants regular updates from FAA on any issues that arise from 5G growth

FAA head resigns after effort to rebuild agency’s reputation

FAA and wireless carriers in talks over 5G’s potential impact on aircraft systems

Calls for Capitol Police inspector general to publish reports

Some 90% of federal employees are at least partially vaccinated by deadline, White House says

FAA calling on architects to come up with new air traffic control tower designs

Agencies looking for industry ideas on tracking vaccinations among their employees

Many federal agencies pitching in for Hurricane Ida response

FAA pens another agreement to streamline commercial space launches

House staffers could now make more than the representatives they work for

Biden administration launches new website to combat ransomware

FAA, NASA collaborating to regulate suborbital space

NASA, FAA working together to help grow the future of commercial space travel

NASA, FAA working together to ensure healthy future for commercial space travel