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Air traffic control systems in the US rely on aging tech, $8 billion needed for upgrades | Some systems won't get a tech upgrade for another 10 to 13 years


The Government Accountability Office has produced a report that should make any air traveler nervous, finding that the Federal Aviation Administration's progress on updating its aging air...

Also, the FAA's acquisition oversight council has failed to ensure that investments were delivering "functionality in manageable segments," the GAO said. The GAO has several recommendations to address these shortfalls that focus on reducing baseline time, increasing oversight, and keeping Congress fully informed of how the FAA is mitigating risks to ATC systems. Kevin Walsh, the GAO's director of IT and cybersecurity and an author of the report, told The Register that he thinks the recommendations are reasonable and "achievable with some good faith effort" on the FAA's part.

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