According to CoinMeta, U.S. Transportation Secretary Shawn Duffy held a press conference at the White House regarding the suspension of flights at airports across the country, stating that the incident was caused by a "telecommunications failure" and that the public "has no need to panic." Duffy mentioned that during the period when ground flight suspensions were in effect, there was no complete disruption to the communication or radar systems. He noted that the failure stemmed from issues with the existing network systems and expressed hope that Congress would provide an emergency fund of $50 billion for the upgrade of air traffic control systems. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Marlin stated that this incident was not related to previous service application failures by Microsoft, and there was no evidence of cyberattacks or artificial intelligence intervention; related mitigation efforts are still ongoing. He emphasized that outdated systems and data overload pose real threats to national security.