FAA Traffic Controllers: Are you sleeping?

U.S. Senate Congress Tells FAA to Address Sleeping Air Traffic Controllers After Latest Incident. The Federal Aviation Administration is getting an earful from U.S. officials and lawmakers, after reports Wednesday of another incident involving a sleeping air traffic controller -- the fifth such case this year, this time occurring during an emergency plane landing. In response to the lapses, the FAA announced it was immediately putting a second controller on the midnight shift at 26 airports and a radar