# US transport secretary asks Congress for $30bn to upgrade aviation infrastructure

https://mins.news/en/item/143772

- France 24, 2026-11-14 16:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/us-transport-secretary-asks-congress-for-30-bn-to-upgrade-aviation-infrastructure

> A failure in aging telecommunications equipment forced a nationwide halt to departures from US airports on Friday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said officials had found no evidence of a cyberattack so far, but were not ruling one out.

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