The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final solicitation on its program to create a center of excellence for unmanned aircraft systems that would leverage cost sharing and research collaboration among industry, government and academia. According
MoreThe Federal Aviation Administration has completed its work to declare six unmanned aircraft test sites in the U.S. as operational by giving that distinction to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech received
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Steve Cooper serves as the chief information officer at the U.S. Department of Commerce. He leads the development and implementation of the Departmentâs enterprise-wide IT strategy and operations, oversees the building and operation
MoreThe Federal Aviation Administration has kicked off operation of a Rome, New York-based unmanned aircraft systems test facility in a move to fulfill the governmentâs national airspace and agricultural research goals. Researchers
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Federal agencies looking to employ shared services for their processes should take the time to choose the right technology platform that best fits the organizationâs needs, GCN reported Tuesday. Karen Schwartz writes
MoreThe Federal Aviation Administration has received a computer software system for air traffic management operations from NASA. Air traffic controllers will work to manage the spacing between planes that approach airports by using the
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Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia will host research and test site operators for the Federal Aviation Administration as the agency seeks to further research unmanned aerial systems. Test site operations will continue
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NASA engineers deliberately crashed a Boeing-built military helicopter fuselage during a test at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. Wednesday, the first of two trials intended to increase industry knowledge and help create
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Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) have proposed new legislation aiming to give the Transportation Department power to inject cash into air-traffic controllers undergoing furloughs, according to a Washington Post article.
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