Acting Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Billy Nolen told a House Appropriations subcommittee a full-year continuing resolution could stall key technology modernization efforts.

Source: https://www.govexec.com/technology/2023/04/accelerated-faa-modernization-will-suffer-under-stopgap-funding-says-agency-head/385698/

“I feel like freshman year I was kind of small and I didn’t play with enough confidence,” Nolen said.

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Regardless of the White House's decision, Nolen is using his position to try to address serious problems in American aviation.

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“What I’ve said to the industry: When you put the first paying passenger on board, it has to meet the same standard, whether I’m on a Cessna, whether I’m on a Gulfstream corporate jet, or whether I’m on a Boeing 787,” Mr. Nolen said.

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