ISSUE / Week of February 8, 2016
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Amtrak,AppropriationsFebruary 11,2016 |President Obama’s Final Transportation Budget Maintains FAST Act, Avoids Spending Tradeoffs
February 11, 2016 President Obama submitted his final budget to Congress this week, covering fiscal year 2017. The budget proposal manages to live within the spending constraints that the... -
Air Traffic Control,AirlinesFebruary 11,2016 |
House T&I Panel Holds Hearing On; Prepares to Mark Up FAA Restructuring BIll
February 11, 2016 At the request of ranking member Peter DeFazio (D-OR), the Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee held a full committee hearing yesterday on the Aviation...
The President’s “21st Century Clean Transportation” Plan – Bold and Transformative, or Reminder of a Missed Opportunity?
February 11, 2016 | Jeff DavisFebruary 10, 2016 The most prominently hyped part of President Obama’s final budget (at least where transportation and infrastructure is concerned) is a massive plan to increase the U.S....
Homeland Budget Requests New Aviation Security Fees; Coast Guard Procurement Cuts; Small Cuts in Transpo Security Grants
February 11, 2016 | Jeff DavisFebruary 10, 2016 The President’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2017 proposes large and politically unrealistic increases in aviation security fees, proposes sharp reductions in Coast Guard...
President’s Budget Once Again Proposes Unlikely Cuts in Water Projects
February 11, 2016 | Jeff DavisFebruary 10, 2016 President Obama’s final budget continues a bipartisan trend of Presidents proposing sweeping cuts in the civil works (water resources) program of the U.S. Army Corps of...
A Conversation With Alan Boyd, Part 2
February 08, 2016 | Jeff DavisAlan S. Boyd was the first Secretary of Transportation, sworn in on January 26, 1967 (which also makes him the most senior living former Cabinet official). But he also served as Under Secretary of...
Senate Holds Hearing on Next Water Resources Authorization
February 11, 2016 | Emily HanFebruary 11, 2016 The Senate Environment and Public Works committee held a hearing this week to discuss a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). This follows a stakeholder roundtable held by...
NHTSA Reports Traffic Fatalities Back On the Rise
February 11, 2016 | Emily HanFebruary 9, 2016 Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released their latest estimates of traffic fatalities from January to September 2015, showing a “steep”...
Eno Releases Workshop White Paper on “Emerging Technology Trends in Transportation”
February 11, 2016 | Paul LewisIn the fall of 2015, Eno and ICF International organized a workshop in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration. This workshop was intended to explore technological advances in...
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2016 Eno Future Leaders Development Conference
February 11, 2016 | Erin ShumateEach Spring, the Eno Future Leaders Development Conference (LDC)brings a select group of the top graduate students in transportation and related disciplines to the Nation's Capital for an...