Mullin: No indication of 'nefarious attack' on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of telecom outage
Fatima Khan
Fatima Khan
Reporter · Rochester, NY
Fatima holds a Bachelor's in Sociology and Communications from the University at Buffalo and has spent four years reporting on community issues for Rochester's grassroots publications. Her deep engagement with local neighborhoods informs her storytelling.
More from Fatima →Reporter · Friday, November 13, 2026 at 10:28 PM · 1 min read
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 throughout FAA,” Mullin said while fielding questions outside the White [...]
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Friday, November 13, 2026
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