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FAA Says Contractor Unintentionally Deleted Files That Led to Outage

January 19, 2023 8:05 PM Tags FAA Leave a comment

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday a preliminary review found that contract personnel unintentionally deleted files which led to the recent outage that disrupted over 11,000 flights.

FAA Reveals What Led to Massive System Wide Outage

January 13, 2023 6:44 PM Tags FAA Leave a comment

The Federal Aviation Administration’s system-wide outage that led to mass flight delays and cancellations on Wednesday was the result of the actions of personnel who the agency said had “failed to follow procedures.”

FAA Computer Outage Causes Thousands of Delays, Cancellations

January 11, 2023 7:39 AM Tags FAA Leave a comment

The Federal Aviation Administration suffered a nationwide technical outage and ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET Wednesday morning.

How to Navigate From Proposed Removal to 30-Day Suspension for Running an Etsy Store On Government Time and Computer

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithOctober 19, 2020 8:54 AM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment
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A bargaining unit member at the FAA, facing removal from her job for running an Etsy store on her government time and equipment, turned to the union for defense.

Two Federal Employees Suspended Without Pay for Violating Hatch Act

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJune 24, 2020 3:16 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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Two federal employees have been suspended without pay for violating the Hatch Act while on duty.

Some Feds Excluded from New Paid Parental Leave Benefit

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithDecember 30, 2019 1:37 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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The new paid parental leave law does not apply to some federal employees as written, but some lawmakers want to change that.

Efforts Scrapped to Privatize a Portion of the FAA

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFebruary 28, 2018 1:45 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

An ongoing effort in the House to privatize a portion of the FAA has come to an end.

FAA Privatization Bill Passes House Committee

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJune 28, 2017 9:42 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Legislation that would privatize a portion of the FAA has been approved by the House Transportation Committee.

Legislation Introduced to Privatize Air Traffic Control

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJune 22, 2017 6:47 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Legislation has been introduced in the House to privatize the nation’s air traffic control systems. It failed in the past, but could it succeed this time?

President Seeks to Privatize Air Traffic System

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJune 6, 2017 10:56 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Will the nation’s air traffic control system be run by a non-profit entity outside of the federal government? The interest groups are lining up for what promises to be a hard fight in Congress.

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