"Transparency Takes to the Skies" as FAA Touts Upgrade Efforts The Department of Transportation has launched Modern Skies, a website aimed at providing transparency and accountability in the nation's air traffic control system upgrades.
The $12. 5 billion effort is a high stakes gamble to revamp one of the world's most complex aviation systems. The Federal Aviation Administration's modernization efforts are long overdue.
Critics have argued for years that a lack of transparency and accountability led to failed projects and wasted taxpayer dollars.