<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Op Control Alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Op Control Alliance]]></description><link>https://www.theoca.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:32:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theoca.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[FAA chief vows fast time-table to reform US air traffic control systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[By David Shepardson July 17, 202610:03 AM EDTUpdated July 17, 2026 WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says ‌the agency needs another $10 billion from Congress to reform the antiquated U.S. air traffic control system as policymakers prepare for traffic to double in the next two decades. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the agency is moving rapidly to deploy the first $12.5 billion approved by Congress ​after years of neglect. "We're behind 20...]]></description><link>https://www.theoca.org/post/faa-chief-vows-fast-time-table-to-reform-us-air-traffic-control-systems</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a78667f2dc76a37da43aac6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:38:59 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Colton Adkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testimony of Bryan Bedford, FAA Administrator, Hearing Before The U.S. Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation FAA Response to the NTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Bryan Bedford, FAA Administrator (July 10, 2025 - present) Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Duckworth, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the response of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) final report on the accident that occurred near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).   I want to begin by recognizing the families of those lost on...]]></description><link>https://www.theoca.org/post/testimony-of-bryan-bedford-faa-administrator-hearing-before-the-u-s-senate-committee-on-commerce</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a78648c421979b2d976ca6c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:36:51 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Colton Adkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[US FAA taps ASI for software overhaul to improve flight schedules, cut delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that it has awarded an $875 million, 12-year contract to Air Space Intelligence to overhaul U.S. flight scheduling ​to improve how flights are managed. The system, dubbed Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, ​and Trajectories or SMART, uses data to analyze airline schedules, weather, airport ⁠capacity, airspace conditions and operational constraints to predict traffic flows and identify potential...]]></description><link>https://www.theoca.org/post/us-faa-taps-asi-for-software-overhaul-to-improve-flight-schedules-cut-delays</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7864217e238b0b8ae30398</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:28:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Colton Adkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MODERN SKIES: Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Selects Air Space Intelligence to Deploy State-of-the-Art Air Traffic Control Software, Revolutionize Our Skies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monday, June 22, 2026 "These new technologies will fundamentally reshape how the airspace is managed – reducing delays for the flying public" WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford today announced that the FAA has awarded a contract to Air Space Intelligence (ASI) for two complementary, cutting-edge technologies that will improve how flights are scheduled and managed throughout the National Airspace System. The Flow Management Data...]]></description><link>https://www.theoca.org/post/modern-skies-trump-s-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-selects-air-space-intelligence-to-deplo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a78639e2dc76a37da43a4f9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:25:43 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Colton Adkins</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>