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Ted Cruz locked in nasty committee fight with Democrats
The Hill via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoBipartisanship is falling apart at the Senate Commerce Committee after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) won...
Senate spectrum bill markup scrapped over partisan differences
The Spokesman-Review· 19 hours agoSenate Commerce Committee late Monday scrapped plans for a markup Tuesday morning of wireless...
An Effort To Fund an Internet Subsidy Program Just Got Thwarted Again - Slashdot
Slashdot· 18 hours ago"While some Republicans supported earlier efforts to extend the subsidy program, those efforts did not go through in time to keep it from ending," notes The Verge. From the report: The Senate ...
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun Heads to Capitol Hill As Another Whistleblower Steps Forward.
Barrons.com· 1 day agoAdministrator Michael Whitaker testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and...
Tech Firms Tighten Staff Scrutiny Over China Spying Concerns
PYMNTS.com· 2 hours agoCompanies in Silicon Valley are reportedly doing more staff vetting over concerns about Chinese...
FAA head says agency 'should have had a better handle' on Boeing
Politico via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFAA Administrator Mike Whitaker told senators that not only did the FAA have a light touch on Boeing as a regulator, it was also “too focused on paperwork audits and not focused enough on inspections.”
Senate Commerce delays spectrum markup again
Axios· 1 day agoSpectrum and National Security Act would return auction authority to the FCC and funnel proceeds to the now-defunct Affordable Connectivity Program and...
The head of the FAA says his agency was too hands-off in its oversight of Boeing
AOL· 6 days agoThe top U.S. aviation regulator said Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration should have been more aware of manufacturing problems inside Boeing before a panel blew off a 737 Max during ...
FAA's Whitaker says agency 'too hands off' on Boeing - Roll Call
CQ Politics· 6 days ago“The results are major safety concerns and are very concerning to me, and, I think, the public,”...
F.A.A. Administrator Says Previous Oversight of Boeing Was ‘Too Hands-Off’
New York Times· 6 days agoMike Whitaker, who heads the agency, told a Senate panel that changes were being made to the...