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.
Did Trump’s firing of aviation officials make the DC crash likelier? Doubtful, experts say
Trump fired some top aviation officials and ended DEI programs, but experts say it’s unlikely those actions affected the crash.
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 and to assess aviation safety, as well as an executive order to
D.C. Plane Crash Raises Questions About Trump Aviation Personnel Changes
The plane crash at DCA raised questions about recent leadership changes within the federal agencies charged with regulating air travel.
Trump Was Challenged After Blaming DEI for the DC Plane Crash. Here's What He Said
President Donald Trump began his White House briefing with a moment of silence and a prayer for the victims of Wednesday’s crash at Reagan National Airport
Trump faults DEI hiring in plane crash and falsely describes FAA policies under Obama, Biden
The Federal Aviation Administration incorporated such efforts into its diversity hiring program. These efforts remained in place throughout President Donald Trump’s first administration. The FAA under Trump expanded its effort to hire people with disabilities,
Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to controllers
Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in D.C.
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 ...
Federal employees ordered to remove pronouns from their email signature and urged to find ‘higher productivity jobs’
They reportedly received notices on Thursday to remove gender pronouns from their email signatures as part of the Trump ...
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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 ...
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 ...
President Trump Orders "Immediate Assessment Of Aviation Safety" As New FAA Deputy Administrator Sworn In
Trump said that he based his claims that the crash could be blamed on diversity policies within the FAA on his "common sense.
Trump 2nd term live updates: WH sidesteps question on hiring disabled federal workers
Trump Cabinet nominees -- including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel -- were questioned by senators during ...
Aviation experts reiterate concerns about air traffic controller shortage after DCA crash
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has indefinitely closed helicopter routes near Reagan National Airport following ...
Trump administration to pause federal government websites in effort to eliminate DEI, anti-Trump content
The Trump administration will put a pause on most federal government websites Friday evening in an effort to eliminate DEI content and any language that is opposed to President Trump’s agenda, Fox ...
DEI aviation programs slammed by Trump existed during his first term, reports finds
Diversity programs for federal aviation workers that President Donald Trump railed against on Thursday following the deadly ...