Digital Government
FAA Knows It Needs More Tech Experts, Just Not How Many
The Federal Aviation Administration needs IT experts, as well as specialists in emerging technologies like drones and 3-D printing, but doesn’t have hard, quantitative data on those workforce gaps.
Cybersecurity
In Wake of Recent Breaches, FAA Wants to Up Cybersecurity of National Airspace System
The agency aims to be "more aggressive" in searching for network protections.
Artificial Intelligence
Federal Shared Services Provider Needs a System to ID Bots in Its Data Center
One of the four central financial service providers wants to use more robotic process automation in its data centers but needs to be able to track those bots—and any potential malicious bots creeping in, as well.
Policy
Buttigieg Underscores Urgency of Transportation Infrastructure Investment
Republican lawmakers are skeptical of the scope of the Biden administration’s planned infrastructure package, which the president is expected to provide more details on next week.
Digital Government
At South by Southwest, DOT’s ‘Secretary Pete’ Points To Federal IT Priorities
He’d like to help make the 2020s ‘a turning point in the story of American transportation.’
Emerging Tech
FAA Delays Drone Remote ID Tracking, ‘Operations Over People’ Rules
Compliance deadlines for manufacturers and operators have also been pushed out.
Emerging Tech
FAA, Choctaw Nation to Conduct Drone Studies
The partnership will investigate moving goods at low altitudes and traits of human operators.
Emerging Tech
FAA Names Five Host Airports to Test Counter-Drone Tech
The ultimate aim is to create national airport standards for drone detection and mitigation.
Ideas
FAA Releases Remote ID, the Largest Regulatory Change for Drones In Years
Part of the purpose is to allow for more complex operations in the future.
Ideas
Autonomous Vehicle Standards Don’t Have to Reinvent the Wheel
Embrace the approach already taken by experts.
Emerging Tech
COVID-Cleaning Robots, GPS Abnormality Detectors Top DOT’s Small Business Wishlist
The agency is now accepting applications for the first phase of its 2021 SBIR program.
Digital Government
Buttigieg Points to Transportation’s ‘Generational Moment’ in Confirmation Hearing
Pete Buttigieg’s addressed challenges and tech issues before senators Thursday.
Cybersecurity
Highway Safety Agency Wants Car Makers to Know What’s in Their Software
The agency is seeking comment on a software-heavy update of its cybersecurity best practices.
Emerging Tech
FAA Unveils Final Drone Rules for Remote ID, Nighttime Flights and Operations Over Humans
Unmanned aircraft systems will have to broadcast their “digital license plates” to legally zip around most places in the future.
Ideas
Smart Concrete Could Pave the Way for High-Tech, Cost-Effective Roads
The life of structures could be extended, however, if damages were monitored in real time and fixed early on.
Cybersecurity
Transportation IG to Examine Security of Financial Systems Dispersing CARES Act Funds
A new audit will hone in on the security controls of systems being used at the Federal Transportation Department.
Emerging Tech
Transportation Department Rolls Out New Program to Further Drive Drone Integration
It will build on a recently completed pilot that used drones to deliver small packages, count cattle—and more.
Emerging Tech
Federal Government to Offer $10M to Research COVID-19 Spread on Public Transportation
Major cities could be excluded from receiving grants for “permitting anarchy, violence, and destruction,” per a presidential memo cited in the funding opportunity.
Modernization
7 of 10 Agencies Respond to Senator’s Request for IT Modernization Plans
Sen. Maggie Hassan asked for updates on the government’s 10 legacy systems previously flagged as most in need of an update.
Ideas