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This shortfall not only affects security but also means the FAA may have trouble meeting the goals outlined in the President’s Management Agenda, the administration’s initiative to improve government efficiency, OMB added.

“The bill … provides only $8 million for FAA information security, which is $4 million below the required funding level for this important program,” OMB said.

Information security at FAA’s air traffic control centers has come under fire from the Transportation Department’s inspector general as well as the Government Accountability Office. In recent reports, both offices said FAA’s air traffic control units are vulnerable to cyberattack.
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White House wants more IT security funds for FAA

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- An air traffic controller criticized federal officials Wednesday for delaying implementation of a new ground radar system at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

John Brown said the multimillion-dollar ASDE-X radar would help eliminate close calls between taxiing planes and those landing or taking off.

A spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration said ASDE-X is being implemented at 35 airports nationwide, including Charlotte-Douglas International. But RDU is among 15 airports where the radar system would be delayed.

"With the air traffic controllers' contract negotiations pending, no date has been set for future deployments of ASDE-X," spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said.

"This is a piece of equipment that will allow the controllers in the tower to see aircraft and vehicles on the ground and on the runway during periods of low visibility when weather precludes us from looking out the window," Brown said.

He said he's seen a number of near misses firsthand during his 19-year career and notes that the control tower at RDU is understaffed -- five of the 48 air traffic controller positions at the airport are open -- and overtaxed.

"I've seen things that would make someone nervous to fly," he said. "We want this piece of equipment. We need this piece of equipment. And we think the flying public should demand it."

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NBC 17 - News - Controller: RDU Needs New Radar System

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Former Microsoft Employee Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

A former Microsoft employee who federal prosecutors say used his position at the company to steal software has been sentenced to 30 months in prison.

A federal jury convicted Frank Philips in July on ten counts of wire fraud and one count of use of a false Social Security number.

Prosecutors say Philips used the company's internal ordering system to order large amounts of software and then sold the software on eBay and to software retailers. He gained more than $100,000, which he used for his personal expenses, according to prosecutors.

The company hired Philips in 2000. In December of 1999, he had been sentenced for Social Security fraud for submitting to the FAA an application that listed a false social security number. Philips used a different false Social Security number with Microsoft and claimed he had never been convicted of a felony, according to prosecutors.

In addition to 30 months in prison, his latest sentence includes three years of supervised release and he was ordered to pay $666,290 in restitution.
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Former Microsoft Employee Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison