U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford have unveiled a new online transparency tool branded as the Modern Skies website, designed to show how the agency is deploying $12.5 billion in federal funding to modernize the air traffic control system.
The interactive portal offers an in-depth view of projects financed through what the administration calls the One Big Beautiful Bill, including upgrades to air traffic control technology, infrastructure improvements, and workforce initiatives. Users can track funding allocations and progress at facilities across the National Airspace System, with project information organized by location and category.
FAA materials describe the site as part of a broader effort to provide “radical transparency” around aviation infrastructure spending and to demonstrate how modernization initiatives align with the agency’s Flight Plan 2026 strategy. That framework emphasizes workforce, safety, and National Airspace System modernization.
The launch of Modern Skies comes amid parallel FAA organizational changes that include new offices for Airspace Modernization and Advanced Aviation Technologies. The website is intended to give the public, aviation stakeholders, and policymakers a clearer line of sight into how modernization programs are being implemented and how federal dollars are being used to support future air traffic management capabilities.