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Senators press DOT nominee on FAA systems, ADS‑B military exemptions and workforce changes
Summary
Lawmakers pressed nominee Stephen Bradbury about FAA modernization, the military practice of turning off ADS‑B Out, air-traffic controller hiring, and recent fast-moving workforce change efforts that senators said risked safety-critical capabilities.
Senators at the Commerce Committee hearing asked Stephen Bradbury detailed questions about the Federal Aviation Administration's technical systems, military use of ADS‑B Out, hiring of air-traffic controllers and rapid workforce changes at DOT and FAA.
Ranking Member Senator Maria Cantwell raised a 2023 letter reporting that military units "routinely turned off ADS‑B Out," and told the nominee that the practice was "completely indefensible" in the wake of a fatal accident near Reagan National Airport. Cantwell also told the committee she expects the administration or Congress…
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