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Mullin: No indication of 'nefarious attack' on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of telecom outage
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· November 13, 2026
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stressed that Americans flying Friday are safe, even as he said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would continue to seek the root cause of a telecom outage that pushed the government to ground flights. “This was a telecommunication outage throu...
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Key points “This was a telecommunication outage throughout FAA,” Mullin said while fielding questions outside the White [...
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What is this story about? Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stressed that Americans flying Friday are safe, even as he said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would continue to seek the root cause of a telecom outage that pushed the government to ground flights. “This was a telecommunication outage throu...
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