Author: Jeff Davis
Buttigieg Impresses Senate Committee at Confirmation Hearing
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisPete Buttigieg, President Biden's nominee to serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation, survived his confirmation hearing before a...
Trump Team Drafted FY21 BUILD and INFRA Funding Notices with New Transparency Requirements
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisAs some of their last official actions, the Trump Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation expedited the drafting of...
White House Issues Regulatory Freeze, Orders Analysis and Rollback of Trump Regulations
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisOn his first day in office, President Biden and his staff signed a series of orders intended to freeze, and where possible, roll back...
Outgoing Administration Distributes $59 Billion in Highway & Transit Formula Funding
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisIn its last few days in office, the Trump Administration distributed $59 billion in formula-based surface transportation funding to...
Biden Signs Transportation Mask Mandate, but USDOT Must Actually Implement It
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisYesterday, President Biden signed a new executive order directing federal agencies to "require masks to be worn in compliance with CDC...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of January 25, 2021
Jan 21, 2021 | Jeff DavisWednesday, January 27 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – full committee organizational meeting for the 117th Congress –...
Trottenberg Leads Team of Biden Appointees to USDOT
Jan 21, 2021 | Jeff DavisAs one of its last acts, the Biden transition on January 18 announced that Polly Trottenberg will be President Biden's nominee to be...
Status of Biden Administration Transportation Nominations
Jan 21, 2021 | Jeff DavisUpdated January 21, 2021 STATUS OF PENDING BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TRANSPORTATION NOMINATIONS Department of...
Transportation Is Spared from Last Proposed Trump Budget Cuts
Jan 15, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe White House Office of Management and Budget last night sent Congress a list of spending cuts totaling $27.4 billion. President...
Buttigieg Confirmation Hearing Set for January 21
Jan 15, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has set a date for a confirmation hearing for South Bend, Indiana mayor (and...
DOT Approves Four More Transit Projects As Chao Departs
Jan 15, 2021 | Jeff DavisIn the last week of her tenure as Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao announced four more mass transit projects to be funded...
Biden Proposes Another $20 Billion in Mass Transit Aid As Part of His COVID Relief Package
Jan 15, 2021 | Jeff DavisLast night, President-elect Joe Biden gave a speech in which he outlined his economic policies for the first months of his...