Issue / Ports
House Panel Looks at Seaport Cybersecurity and CBP Staffing
Jan 21, 2022 | Katie DonahueThis week, the House Homeland Security’s subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, & Operations held a hearing entitled...
“Where’s The Beef?” Supply Chain Issues Centennial Recap
Dec 17, 2021 | Jonathan HammondMany of the goods imported into the U.S.—all told worth around $3 trillion—rely on intricate, finely-tuned international supply...
Exporters and Industry Representatives Testify at Senate Commerce Hearing on Supply Chain Issues
Dec 10, 2021 | Katie DonahueOn Tuesday, December 7, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Surface Transportation,...
White House Tries to Mediate Supply Chain Disruptions
Oct 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisFour months after creating a White House Task Force on Supply Chain Disruptions, and six weeks after appointing former Deputy U.S....
Webinar: A Model for Next-Level Interstate Collaboration with the Port Authority of NY and NJ
Oct 12, 2021 | Madeline GormanCreated by an Act of Congress in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's mission is to oversee the creation of vital...
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: Airports and Ports/Waterways
Aug 02, 2021 | Jeff DavisThere were many areas of infrastructure (to say nothing of non-physical "infrastructure") where the members of the bipartisan Senate...
House Panel Approves $8.7 Billion in Corps Water Funding (With $2.1 Billion Taken Off-Budget)
Jul 16, 2021 | Jeff DavisEarlier today, the House Appropriations Committee approved a draft bill appropriating $8.7 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers'...
Hearing Explores Larger Implications for Exporters in the Midst of an Import Boom
Jun 18, 2021 | Katie DonahueThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing this week on the...
Hearing Explores What Happens to Exporters in an Import Boom
Jun 18, 2021 | Katie DonahueThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing this week on the...
Biden Budget Continues Traditional OMB Approach to Corps of Engineers
May 30, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Biden Administration has requested $6.8 billion in regular appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers' water resources program...
Port Spending Increase Under Biden Jobs Plan May Be Illusory
Apr 12, 2021 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's American Jobs Plan promises massive spending increases for all manner of public infrastructure. The White House says...
Final FY21 Appropriations Provide More Water Infrastructure Funding Increases
Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe omnibus appropriations act for fiscal year 2021 provided another round of funding increases for Corps of Engineers water...