Issue / Federal Governance
Administration Proposes Temporary Transit Operating Subsidies, Other Policy Changes in FY24 Budget
Mar 17, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe fiscal 2024 transportation budget request was mostly devoid of new policy proposals, but mass transit is the exception. The budget...
The FY24 Budget Request for the Transportation Function of Government
Mar 17, 2023 | Jeff DavisWhen we ask, "what does the federal government spend on transportation," the answer isn't always just about the Department of...
Bipartisan Push for Increasing Safety Regulation at the Recent Senate Hearing on Ohio Train Derailment
Mar 10, 2023 | Anusha ChitturiThe Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on March 9 on the recent derailment of railcars carrying hazardous...
FAA Hearing Shows Contentious Opposition to Nominee
Mar 03, 2023 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration, Phil Washington, came under intense criticism from Sen. Ted Cruz...
ETW Editorial: Release the OLC Opinion, ASAP
Mar 03, 2023 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's nomination of Phil Washington to head the Federal Aviation Administration is taking criticism on two separate tracks....
New Report Urges Reform of Spectrum-Allocation Process
Feb 28, 2023 | Robert Puentes“While the immediate crisis was averted, it exposed critical and interrelated gaps and failures in the process and policies used for...
Filling Gaps in US Spectrum Allocation: Reforms for Collaborative Management
Feb 27, 2023 | Joe Kane, Garett Shrode, Jessica Dine, Robert PuentesElectromagnetic spectrum is the range of radiation energy that carries everything from visible light to X-rays, microwaves, and gamma...
Phil Washington Will Finally Get A Hearing – But Will He Be Asked to Give Up Army Pension?
Feb 24, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation has finally scheduled a confirmation hearing for Phil Washington's nomination to run...
Final Senate Subcommittee Roles Announced
Feb 24, 2023 | Jeff DavisNow that the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee have announced their...
Biden Nominates Ann Carlson to Head NHTSA
Feb 17, 2023 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden announced on February 13 that he will nominate Ann Carlson, the Deputy Administrator of the National Highway Traffic...
Biden May Call Out Airlines, Tout Infrastructure Funding at SOTU
Feb 06, 2023 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis, senior fellow at think-tank Eno Center for Transportation, said that 2023 was already scheduled to be the “year of...
Committees, Most Subcommittees Set for 118th Congress
Feb 03, 2023 | Jeff DavisSlowly but surely, the new 118th Congress is organizing, with the Senate finally naming members to committees yesterday afternoon....