Although none of the chronically short-staffed air traffic controllers have yet been fired, the cuts have already hit FAA staff that support their safety-critical functions.

The Trump administration this week fired employees who were building a system to manage satellite traffic in space, weakening a badly needed effort championed by the U.S. space industry and the president's first administration,

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday the Trump administration will take steps to boost air traffic controller hiring after a series of recent safety incidents again raised questions about a persistent staffing shortage.

The Trump administration announced an air traffic control 'hiring supercharge' at the FAA's academy, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced. Hiring started Thursday.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a new effort to boost the number of air traffic controllers in the U.S.