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House panel presses FAA on modernization integrator, seeks spending reports for $12.5 billion program
Summary
At a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee hearing, members pressed FAA Administrator Bedford on oversight of a $12.5 billion air‑traffic modernization down payment and on the selection and role of Peraton as the program’s prime integrator, seeking quarterly reports and guardrails to ensure timely, safe deployment.
House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee members pressed Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Scott Bedford on the agency’s plan to spend a $12.5 billion congressional down payment for air‑traffic control modernization and on the role of Peraton, the newly selected prime integrator.
The questioning came during Bedford’s first congressional appearance since becoming FAA administrator, and was framed by repeated references to the Jan. 29 mid‑air collision near Reagan National that killed 67 people. Chairman Nels told Bedford the committee will conduct oversight of the $12.5 billion and asked whether the FAA is prepared to provide the quarterly reports required by the reauthorization law.
The hearing focused on how the FAA will manage contractors, meet…
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