ISSUE / Week of December 21, 2015
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Air Traffic Control,AviationDecember 22,2015 |With 2015 Complete, FAA Reauthorization Looms Early in 2016
December 22, 2015 The First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress has come to an end, with the House and Senate adjourning sine die (without day) last Friday. The second session will... -
Bridges,EnvironmentDecember 22,2015 |
Comparing the FAST Act’s Environmental Streamlining Provisions With GROW AMERICA
December 22, 2015 When signing the FAST Act into law, President Barack Obama commented, “Congress should pass a bill like the GROW AMERICA Act I’ve proposed in the past.” What he did not...
Preventing Close Encounters of the Drone Kind
December 22, 2015 | Ann HeneberyNo one can deny that drones (officially known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or UAVs) are one of the hottest Christmas list items out there right now – probably hovering right above Just Charms on...
Peter Rogoff Leaves USDOT to Run Seattle-Area Transit Agency
December 22, 2015 | Jeff DavisDecember 22, 2015 2015 has witnessed a flood of experienced Washington D.C. transportation professionals leaving the capitol and heading outside the Beltway to work at transit agencies. USDOT CFO...
Omnibus Appropriations Frees $2.1 Billion in “Dead Earmarks”
December 22, 2015 | Jeff DavisDecember 22, 2015 The just-enacted fiscal 2016 omnibus appropriations bill includes a provision that will allow state DOT’s to take $2.1 billion in funding provided by Congress prior to 2006 for...
FAA Mandatory Drone Registration Website Now Live
December 22, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONDecember 22, 2015 With everyone’s brand new drones neatly wrapped and waiting underneath Christmas trees across the country, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) drone registry went...