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Buttigieg Impresses Senate Committee at Confirmation Hearing
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisPete Buttigieg, President Biden's nominee to serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation, survived his confirmation hearing before a...
Trump Team Drafted FY21 BUILD and INFRA Funding Notices with New Transparency Requirements
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisAs some of their last official actions, the Trump Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation expedited the drafting of...
White House Issues Regulatory Freeze, Orders Analysis and Rollback of Trump Regulations
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisOn his first day in office, President Biden and his staff signed a series of orders intended to freeze, and where possible, roll back...
Outgoing Administration Distributes $59 Billion in Highway & Transit Formula Funding
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisIn its last few days in office, the Trump Administration distributed $59 billion in formula-based surface transportation funding to...
Biden Signs Transportation Mask Mandate, but USDOT Must Actually Implement It
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisYesterday, President Biden signed a new executive order directing federal agencies to "require masks to be worn in compliance with CDC...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of January 25, 2021
Jan 21, 2021 | Jeff DavisWednesday, January 27 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – full committee organizational meeting for the 117th Congress –...
Trottenberg Leads Team of Biden Appointees to USDOT
Jan 21, 2021 | Jeff DavisAs one of its last acts, the Biden transition on January 18 announced that Polly Trottenberg will be President Biden's nominee to be...
Transportation Is Spared from Last Proposed Trump Budget Cuts
Jan 15, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe White House Office of Management and Budget last night sent Congress a list of spending cuts totaling $27.4 billion. President...
Railroads Successfully Implement Positive Train Control Technology Two Days Before Extended Deadline
Jan 15, 2021 | Christian PiñeiroThe railroad industry can finally rest easy after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced the successful implementation...
Eno Begins Research Effort on Bus Operator Workforce Management
Jan 15, 2021 | Brianne EbyEno was recently awarded a research grant for the Transportation Research Board’s Transit Cooperative Research Program to study...
Buttigieg Confirmation Hearing Set for January 21
Jan 15, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has set a date for a confirmation hearing for South Bend, Indiana mayor (and...
DOT Approves Four More Transit Projects As Chao Departs
Jan 15, 2021 | Jeff DavisIn the last week of her tenure as Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao announced four more mass transit projects to be funded...