articleThe Brief A DOT strategy to target gamers as potential air traffic controllers has proven highly successful. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called the results of the effort "historic." A new campaign targeting gamers that urged them to put down their console or PC controller and start controlling air traffic has met with smashing success, according to numbers from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. "The results are HISTORIC ✈️"Dig deeper:In its April statement, the Transportation Department described the strategy to focus on gamers as potential air traffic controllers as a "one-of-a-kind recruitment initiative." The Source: Information for this article was taken from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the Department of Transportation.