FAA’s Plan for ATC Modernization: Evaluating Progress, Ensuring Accountability and Results

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation and Space · December 17, 2025

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Opening, DCA midair collision acknowledged; modernization framed as urgent

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Chair (identified in the transcript as Chairman Moran) opened the subcommittee, described the January 29 DCA midair collision that killed 67 people, thanked victim families in attendance, framed air-traffic-control (ATC) modernization as an urgent congressional and FAA priority, and previewed topics for the hearing including implementation of recently authorized funds and the announcement of a prime integrator (Peraton).

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Senate Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Aviation and Space held an oversight hearing with FAA Administrator Brian Bedford on the agencys plan to modernize the national air traffic control system, funding use, contractor selection (Peraton), workforce shortages, and Administrator Bedfords compliance with ethics divestiture requirements.

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