Topic: Federal Aviation Administration

Bipartisan deal reached to end FAA impasse

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid announced on Thursday a "bipartisan compromise" to allow thousands of idle Federal Aviation Administration employees return to work.Democratic aides said the Senate will formalize the deal on Friday by approving a previously stalled measure ...
Congress set to act on tougher aviation safety measures in response to 2009 commuter crashCongress is getting ready to pass tough new aviation safety measures that were developed in response to a deadly commuter plane crash in western New York in early ...
AP review finds government use of FOIA exemptions up despite Obama pledge Federal agencies haven't lived up to President Barack Obama's promise of a more open government, increasing their use of legal exemptions to keep records secret during his first year in ...