Secretary Duffy criticizes key contractor L3Harris over FAA ground stop

First reported by The Hill at Fri 3:23 PM · 10 outlets in all

1. CNN41mSecretary Duffy criticizes key contractor L3Harris over FAA ground stop
2. Washington Examiner3hDuffy criticizes FAA telecommunications provider L3Harris for mishap that led to ground stopTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy pointed his frustration at the nationwide ground stop Friday night at telecommunications provider L3Harris, claiming he is “stuck” with the company until funding requests are approved for other companies to step in for upgrades. Duffy held a press conference on Saturday at the Department of Transportation and said the halt in
3. Techmeme4hSean Duffy blames Friday's FAA outage on copper-to-fiber wiring work at a remote facility, saying contractor L3Harris may have installed a "faulty router" (Joseph Pisani/Wall Street Journal)
4. CNBC12hNationwide ground stop followed contractor upgrade to L3Harris telecommunication system: DOT’s DuffyThe FAA ground stop came after updates to an older communication system managed by L3Harris Technologies, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Saturday.
5. Wired(subscription required)20hThe FAA Nationwide Ground Stop Is OverThe five-hour ordeal ended Friday evening. Planes will be allowed to fly again, but the effects of the stoppage will be felt throughout the weekend.
6. New York Times(subscription required)22hA Nationwide Ground StopAlso, Russia lays out its hard-line demands. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
7. The Register23hAll US flights grounded by FAASafety reasons and unspecified communications issue cited
8. Mashable23hFAA ground stop updates: Heres what we knowHere's what we know about the unexpected nationwide ground stoppage ordered by the FAA on Friday.
9. NPR23hWhat we know about the FAA nationwide ground stopThe Federal Aviation Administration took an extraordinary step Friday afternoon by issuing a nationwide ground stop. No planes are taking off at any airport and millions of passengers are stranded.
10. The Hill24hFAA orders nationwide ground stopThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. flights, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed Friday. “The @FAANews [FAA] issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers,” Duffy wrote on the social platform X. “FAA technicians are investigating the…