A Hill article reports that Air Space Intelligence, maker of the FAA's new $875 million SMART tool, denied its system caused the roughly four-hour nationwide ground stop on November 13, 2026. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed at a White House briefing that the tool "isn't plugged in," blaming an overload of inconsistent data on the FAA's switches and routers, and asked Congress for $50 billion to rebuild the aging air traffic system.