The first goal of any transportation agency is safety. Yet almost 40,000 Americans die on the transportation system every year. New proposals for safer streets, better vehicle design, and crash avoidance technology are reshaping the narrative around safety in an effort to reverse the downward trend of transportation safety. Governments are also concerned about the security of the system. Terrorism, hacking, and international affairs can threaten the transportation systems that support the national economy.
April 14, 2016 - The U.S. Senate failed to reach agreement earlier today on legislation reauthorizing Federal Aviation Administration programs...
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Summary of the amendment process on the Senate floor for H.R. 636, the FAA reauthorization bill, through April 14, 2016.
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At Eno’s March 24 Convergence, the first afternoon session brought together representatives of automakers, microchip manufacturers, and federal regulators together...
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April 13, 2016 - A breakdown in Senate negotiations over tax breaks unrelated to transportation may have the effect of...
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Text of Thune amendment #3679 offered to H.R. 636 (114th Congress) on the Senate floor on the evening of April...
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April 12, 2016 - The Senate made more slow and incremental progress yesterday on legislation reauthorizing the programs of the...
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The following amendments related to transportation security were adopted by the Senate on April 7, 2016 as amendments to the...
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Wednesday, April 13 - House Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Highways and Transit - subcommittee roundtable discussion of the...
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Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars
The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars (September 2018) concludes that until the federal government better understands the potential national security risks of using Chinese railcars in American transit systems, a one-year appropriations ban is more appropriate than a permanent policy change.