After offering buyouts to air traffic controllers, Trump administration says they’re exempt from ‘early retirement’ following deadly plane crashes
Air traffic controllers are exempt from a buyout offer President Trump’s administration introduced last week to nearly 2 million federal workers, including controllers. The clarification follows two deadly plane crashes,
Trump orders assessment of aviation safety, names acting FAA administrator after deadly DC plane crash
President Donald Trump on Thursday took executive action to address FAA hires and aviation safety after an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet in D.C.
Trump Administration Exempts Safety Workers, Air Traffic Controllers From Resignation Offer
The FAA has previously said it is 3,000 controllers behind staffing targets. A union representing controllers said there are about 10,800 certified controllers -- about the same a
Transportation Secretary Says ‘No Early Retirement’ for Air Traffic Controllers
The new secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, appeared to walk back an enticement to retire, saying F.A.A. safety workers were exempt from the offer for federal workers.
Air Traffic Controllers First Learned They Were Exempt From Trump’s Buyout From CNN
The air traffic controllers union had asked for clarification on whether members were eligible for the federal buyout and only received confirmation from a report on CNN.
Former Air Traffic Controller reacts to President Trump's DEI comments
The worst aerial disaster in the past decade sent shockwaves through the aviation community, including a former Air Traffic Controller in Lancaster County.
What happens when a federal worker accepts Trump's deferred resignation offer?
Following the Office of Personnel Management's offer of a buyout for federal employees, ABC News spoke with one employee who explained how the process is going so far.
What We Know About Trump Firing Key Aviation, Coast Guard Officials
The Trump administration fired former head of the U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Linda L. Fagan, according to a bulletin sent to ...
Some federal websites temporarily go dark after order to comply with Trump DEI directive
The Office of Personnel Management distributed a memo, obtained by NBC News, ordering that all federal government references ...
Federal workers told offer to get paid through September if they resign is 'valid,' 'lawful'
Federal workers received emails from top officials at their agencies informing them that the resignation offers they received ...
Sean Duffy: Biden administration 'lost sight of the mission' at FAA
But Trump's Transportation secretary redirected questions about whether DEI is directly to blame for Wednesday's lethal crash ...
White House: We Will Reverse Biden's "Deterioration In Hiring Standards For Aviation Safety"
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declared that the Trump administration will reverse the "deterioration in hiring ...
D.C. air disaster casts new light on federal employee buyout offers
Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal ...
Trump takes executive action on aviation DEI, appointing FAA lead in wake of plane crash
President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in the aviation sector ...
Official Email Urges Federal Workers to Find ‘Higher Productivity’ Jobs
The message reiterated an offer to take a second job or travel to a “dream destination” and remain on the federal payroll for ...
FAA embroiled in lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based on race — that contributed to staffing woes
Complaints about the FAA’s hiring policies resurfaced after the American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Washington, DC.