FAA Gets 3 New Offices in ‘Long Overdue Overhaul’

‘Comprehensive’ restructuring creates new lines of business, makes leadership roles permanent, and shakes up organizational oversight.

Jack Daleo

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 05:15 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

A ‘comprehensive’ overhaul gives the FAA three new offices dedicated to safety management systems (SMS), airspace modernization, and advanced air mobility (AAM) integration. [Credit: Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

The FAA is implementing its largest-ever structural reorganization, announced by Secretary Sean Duffy and Administrator Bryan Bedford, aimed at streamlining operations and fostering innovation without job reductions.
The overhaul establishes three new offices: an Aviation Safety Management System Organization, an Airspace Modernization Office to manage the Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS), and an Advanced Aviation Technologies Office for integrating emerging technologies like drones and air taxis.
This reorganization is critical for accelerating the multi-billion-dollar BNATCS project, which is replacing outdated radars and copper wiring with modern digital infrastructure.

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On Monday afternoon, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford announced what they dubbed a “long overdue” shake-up to the aviation regulator’s structure.

Duffy and Bedford said the “comprehensive” overhaul—which they described as the largest in the FAA’s history—will not result in reductions in force (RIFs). Instead, it creates three new offices, makes certain leadership roles permanent, and supports the agency’s three-year, multibillion-dollar Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) project.