ISSUE / Week of June 12, 2017
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Automated Vehicles,Federal GovernanceJune 16,2017 |Senate Commerce Reviews Autonomous Vehicle Priorities
June 16, 2017 After months of deliberation and over 150 meetings with stakeholders, the Senate Commerce Committee is edging closer to introducing legislation to foster automated vehicle (AV)... -
June 16, 2017 Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao testified before the House Appropriations Committee this week on the Trump Administration’s fiscal 2018 budget request for the Department of...
New Eno Report Calls for Improvements To U.S. Aviation Certification
June 16, 2017 | Ann HeneberyThe United States has the safest airspace in the world. Maintaining that level of safety means ensuring that all civil aviation products and articles meet rigorous standards. The Federal Aviation...
House Appropriations Starts Moving FY18 Bills
June 16, 2017 | Jeff DavisJune 16, 2017 The House Appropriations Committee this week approved the first of the fiscal 2018 appropriations bills, despite the failure of the House to tell the committee how much money they...
Trump Appoints FAA Deputy; Senate Holds Hearing on DOT Under Secretary and NTSB Member
June 16, 2017 | Jeff DavisJune 16, 2017 Last Friday, the White House announced President Trump’s appointment of a new Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), while the day before, the...
House, Senate Aim for Similar AV Legislation
June 16, 2017 | Greg RogersJune 16, 2017 House and Senate committee leaders appear to be in alignment on their goals for automated vehicle (AV) legislation just weeks – and perhaps months – before anything has been...
FHWA Releases Annual Urban Congestion Report
June 16, 2017 | Alice GrossmanJune 16, 2017 The Federal Highway Administration has released the end-of-year 2016 Urban Congestion Report (UCR). The report includes data from the 52 largest metropolitan statistical areas in the...
2017 Future Leaders Development Conference (LDC) Recap
June 15, 2017 | Carter TempletonThe first Eno Future Leaders Development Conference (LDC) was held in 1993 as a means of bringing some of the best and brightest graduate students in transportation to the nation's capital to...
House Judiciary Approves WMATA Compact Changes
June 16, 2017 | Jeff DavisJune 16, 2017 The House Judiciary Committee on June 14 approved, with little debate, two joint resolutions ratifying new policies adopted by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of June 19, 2017
June 16, 2017 | Jeff DavisPOSTPONED – Tuesday, June 20 – Senate Environment and Public Works – Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife – subcommittee hearing on financing and funding water infrastructure –...