Jan 31, 2025 · The original lawsuit was filed on behalf of Andrew Brigida, who claimed the FAA under the Obama administration dropped a skill-based system for hiring air traffic controllers (ATCs) and replaced ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The FAA’s focus on diversity began under the Obama administration. In 2013, the FAA started using a “biographical assessment” to increase the hiring of preferred minority racial groups at ...

6 days ago · No, Barack Obama Wasn't on Army Helicopter That Crashed Into American Airline Plane Jan. 30, 2025 Officials believe no one survived the collision near Washington, D.C., in late January 2025.

Jan 31, 2025 · Trump started his Jan. 30 press conference with a moment of silence but pivoted to blame Democratic Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, who Trump said led Federal Aviation Administration...

Jan 30, 2025 · Trump sought to blame his predecessors, presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, for FAA hiring practices that promoted diversity, equity and inclusion. But Trump did not provide any evidence...

Jan 30, 2025 · In the 2016 fiscal year under then-President Barack Obama, for example, the FAA said it had exceeded a 2.33% goal by hiring 89 people with targeted disabilities out of 3,373 total hires, a rate of ...

6 days ago · As rescue crews pulled bodies out of the Potomac River, and before officials could investigate what went wrong, President Donald Trump blamed a January 29, 2025 plane crash in Washington on diversity initiatives he said his Democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Joe Biden promoted at the expense of air safety. But Trump's claim that the Federal Aviation Administration pushed to hire air ...

Jan 30, 2025 · In 2014, under President Barack Obama, the FAA introduced a Biographical Assessment test designed to help qualified candidates without aviation experience land jobs in air traffic control.

6 days ago · A close look at the FAA’s hiring policies under Obama, Biden and Trump shows that Trump mischaracterized the policies and misled about his actions and the actions of his White House predecessors.

Jan 31, 2025 · The lawsuit alleges that under former President Barack Obama, the FAA replaced a skill-based hiring system with a “biographical assessment” aimed at increasing minority representation. Brigida ...