ISSUE / Week of May 1, 2017
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Appropriations,Federal FundingMay 05,2017 |$1.1 Trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill Passes House, Senate; Will Be Signed Into Law Today
May 5, 2017 Both chambers of Congress have now passed the $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations package funding the federal government through the end of fiscal year 2017 on September 30, 2017. The... -
Air Traffic Control,AirportsMay 05,2017 |
30 Years of Debate on Air Traffic Control Corporatization
May 4, 2017 Thirty years ago this week, the long-running, off-and-on debate about whether or not to separate air traffic control from the rest of the modern Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
New Eno Report: It’s Time to Move Beyond Speculation on AVs
May 05, 2017 | Greg RogersMay 5, 2017 Enthusiasm for automated vehicle (AV) technology has ballooned in recent years as automakers and tech firms move ever closer to deploying fully self-driving cars. The potential of this...
Negotiated Rulemaking: A Process to Fast-Track Federal Action on Autonomous Vehicles
May 04, 2017 | George SoodooThe automobile industry is currently experiencing rapid technological innovation, the arc of which bends toward autonomous vehicles (AVs). This is challenging federal regulators to develop and issue...
Airlines Get Grilled in Both House and Senate
May 05, 2017 | Rui NeivaMay 5, 2017 If you don’t like airlines, this was your week. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate held hearings, totaling almost seven hours between them, about airlines’ customer...
Omnibus Bill Appropriations $19.5 Billion for USDOT; Provides Full $54.4 Billion in FAST Act HTF Obligations
May 05, 2017 | Jeff DavisMay 5, 2017 The omnibus appropriations legislation approved by Congress appropriates a gross $19.5 billion for the U.S. Department of Transportation - $650 million more than in fiscal 2016 – and...
Corps, TSA, Coast Guard Do Well in FY17 Omnibus
May 05, 2017 | Jeff DavisMay 5, 2017 Federal transportation and infrastructure programs outside the Department of Transportation also did pretty well in the fiscal 2017 omnibus appropriations bill. Corps of Engineers....
Eno Center for Transportation Now Hosting Multi-Agency Exchange (MAX) Program
May 05, 2017 | Ann HeneberyMay 5, 2017 The Multi-Agency Exchange (MAX) program is a collaborative effort to share technical information and career skills expertise between public transportation operators. Since 2012, the...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of May 8, 2017
May 05, 2017 | Jeff Davis(The House of Representatives will not be in session the week of May 8, but the Senate will be.) Tuesday, May 9 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – Subcommittee on Surface...