Fact check: The FAA has already taken steps to address this by selecting CGI Federal, Inc. to modernize the system, with deployment planned for September 2025

1. Summary of the results

The statement is partially accurate but potentially misleading. While it is confirmed that CGI Federal, Inc. has indeed been selected by the FAA to modernize the NOTAM system ^{[1] [2]}, working alongside partners including Google Public Sector, NG Aviation, and Mosaic ATM ^[1], the claimed September 2025 deployment date is not supported by any of the sources. In fact, multiple sources explicitly state that the FAA has not disclosed a specific timeline for full deployment ^[2].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several crucial pieces of context are missing from the original statement:

• The modernization was triggered by a significant NOTAM system outage in January 2023 ^[3]
• The full deployment is expected to take 18-24 months, and the system is still in initial phases of design and testing ^[3]
• This NOTAM modernization is part of a broader FAA modernization program that extends to 2028 ^[4]
• The larger modernization effort includes:
• Replacement of infrastructure
• Updates to radars
• Software improvements
• Telecommunications network upgrades ^[4]
• The complete modernization is described as an "ambitious three-year plan" with full replacement of current network technologies planned by 2028 ^[5]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The statement contains several potentially misleading elements:

• The specific September 2025 deployment date appears to be unfounded, as multiple sources explicitly state that no timeline has been disclosed ^{[2] [6] [7]}
• The statement presents the NOTAM modernization in isolation, when it's actually part of a much larger modernization effort ^{[4] [5]}
• The timeline presented might be overly optimistic given the scope of work and the fact that the system is still in initial phases ^[3]

This type of oversimplification could benefit:

• CGI Federal and its partners, who might want to project confidence in rapid deployment
• FAA administrators who might want to demonstrate quick action following the 2023 outage
• Political stakeholders who might want to show progress on infrastructure modernization