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Thousands of video gamers hired to tackle air traffic controller shortage

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The Independent UK · Aug 12

Alarm after Trump admin hires 2,000 gamers to fill air traffic controller jobs: ‘If they f*** up, people die’

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cheers hiring spree but others more skeptical: ‘They can’t just restart a new game’

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Forget College: America Is Now Hunting Gamers to Take Over the Skies as Air Traffic Crisis Deepens

The FAA is recruiting gamers as air traffic controllers, offering a path to six-figure pay without a traditional college degree as America battles a critical staffing shortage.

International Business Times UK · Aug 11

Trump Admin Looks to Veterans for Trucking Jobs After Immigration Crackdown: 'Removing Dangerous Foreign Drivers'

The "Freedom Haulers" initiative will promote existing programs that allow veterans who recently operated large military vehicles to skip the commercial driver's license skills test

Latin Times · Jul 31

Trump's DOT Introduces Changes to 'Accelerate' AV Deployment, Directs NHTSA to Grant Zoox Temporary Exemption

The Donald Trump administration on Thursday introduced changes to Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations aimed at expediting the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles, granting Amazon.com Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Robotaxi operator Zoox a temporary exemption to deploy its driverless vehicles commercially.

Benzinga · Jul 31

Trump’s ‘Freedom Haulers’ event revealed something deeply unsettling about the president and his team

ANALYSIS: Trump struggled to speak off-script and his transportation secretary jumped in to praise him. It was an uncomfortable dynamic that speaks to what’s happening behind the scenes, writes Holly Baxter

The Independent UK · Jul 30

US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say

Trump administration boasts of cutting $1.73bn already allocated for cycling improvements to city streets

The Guardian - US · Jul 30

Trump unveils $22 billion plan to remake Washington Dulles airport

US President Donald Trump announced a $22 billion plan to rebuild Washington Dulles Airport. The project will replace concourses and add a large parking garage. This overhaul aims to transform the airport into one of the world's best facilities. The plan includes 5 million square feet of new or renovated…

The Economic Times · Jul 30

Now arriving at Trump Station?

A recent push from the administration to rename NYC's iconic Penn Station after Trump is ruffling some feathers

Salon · Jul 25

Trump urges veterans to become truck drivers to replace 56,000 truckers who lost their licenses

Truck drivers currently make an average of $70,000 a year as the truck market has tightened up and rates have increased

The Independent UK · Jul 24