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• FAA reaches settlement with whistleblower (01/03/09)
  Controller had warned that takeoff and landing procedure in Memphis, Tenn., had led to near midair collisions.
• A federal holiday poem (12/23/08)
  Observing what has been a holiday tradition at GovernmentExecutive.com since 1998, we present our annual ode to federal employees.
• FAA begins to roll out air traffic control system (11/24/08)
  Agency moves NextGen satellite-based system from testing to deployment, beginning at 11 Florida locations.
• Changes to FAA error measurements spark questions (11/19/08)
  Union says pay for performance creates incentive to underreport air traffic controller mistakes.
• Transition observers anticipate a bottom-up approach to agency reviews (11/18/08)
  Leaders chosen to assess government operations are likely to spend more time talking with front-line employees than head honchos.
• Unions mobilize on behalf of Democratic candidates (10/29/08)
  Federal employee labor groups are making financial contributions, organizing volunteers and airing ads.
• NTSB calls out aviation agency on medical helicopter safety (10/28/08)
  Vote came during a meeting to update a list of "most wanted" transportation safety improvements.
• IG community honors auditors and investigators (10/22/08)
  Agriculture, Defense departments among top award winners.
• Set-asides still offer billions in contracting prospects (10/09/08)
  Awards to small firms continue to rise, though the pace is slowing, industry research group finds.
• Aviation security is an ever-evolving quest, top official says (09/11/08)
  Federal Air Marshal Service Director Robert Bray discusses changes and challenges in aviation security since Sept. 11.
• FAA awards air traffic controller training contract to Raytheon (09/10/08)
  Ten-year deal consolidates two agreements, moves agency closer to transformation.
• From Nextgov.com: FAA lacks detailed plan for overhaul of tri-state airspace (09/02/08)
  It's unclear whether the project can be finished on time and within budget, GAO says.
• FAA system failure grounds hundreds of flights (08/26/08)
  Agency says software problem appears to be the cause.
• DHS to use controversial fusion centers during conventions (08/22/08)
  Department will collect and analyze security information that civil libertarians say could violate the public's privacy.
• Senators try a new tactic to reopen FAA's negotiations with controllers (08/07/08)
  Bipartisan legislation would restore requirements for mediation and arbitration in contract disputes.
• GAO declines to review protest of massive TSA human resources contract (08/07/08)
  Watchdog says FAA's acquisition dispute resolution office has jurisdiction over the issue.
• Judge: FAA owes air traffic controllers overtime pay (08/06/08)
  Agency substituted compensation time and credit hours for money.
• House panel leaders introduce broad airline safety measure (07/16/08)
  Bill would create a whistleblower investigation office within FAA, and require a two-year cooling-off period for agency inspectors who go to work for an airline.
• Agencies detail plans to decrease aviation congestion (07/15/08)
  Transportation Department favors market-based solutions, but outside observers say these solutions are unproven.
• Senate passes FAA extension, sends it to Bush for signature (06/27/08)
  Bill would extend through the fiscal year FAA's authority to collect and spend aviation taxes and contract authority for the Airport Improvement Program.