Dec. 12 (UPI) --FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker will resign on President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration Jan. 20, ...

FAA administrator Mike Whitaker announced he will resign instead of serving as the head of the agency in the second Trump ...

In early April, the Department sent a fresh “deferred resignation” offer to employees. But so many people have said yes that the agency is asking some to reconsider.

More than 2,700 employees have indicated they want to take an incentive offer to leave the agency, though the final number is subject to change.

Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — The head of the Federal Aviation Administration’s commercial space transportation office is leaving the agency through a deferred resignation program.