GAO Analyzes Amtrak’s “Business Line Model” Restructuring Efforts January 8, 2016 | Emily Han January 8, 2016 - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report this week exploring Amtrak’s efforts in addressing the...
“FAST Act – The Good and the Bad” January 8, 2016 | Emil Frankel The recent enactment of the “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act” (FAST Act) has rightly been acclaimed as a significant legislative...
The 2016 Transportation Calendar – Looking Forward and Looking Back January 7, 2016 | Jeff Davis While Congress returned to work this week (at least physically), the Presidential election and the tight contest for control of...
White House Re-Scores Omnibus FY16 Appropriations January 7, 2016 | Jeff Davis January 7, 2016 - The White House Office of Management and Budget has issued its re-scoring of the omnibus appropriations...
Peter Rogoff Leaves USDOT to Run Seattle-Area Transit Agency December 23, 2015 | Jeff Davis December 22, 2015 - Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Peter Rogoff has left federal service to go and run...
Comparing the FAST Act’s Environmental Streamlining Provisions With GROW AMERICA December 23, 2015 | Emily Han December 22, 2015 - Although the FAST Act's funding levels and priorities were very different than those of the Administration's...
Preventing Close Encounters of the Drone Kind December 22, 2015 | Ann Henebery No one can deny that drones (officially known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or UAVs) are one of the hottest Christmas...
With 2015 Complete, FAA Reauthorization Looms Early in 2016 December 22, 2015 | Jeff Davis December 22, 2015 - The First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress has come to an end, with the...
Omnibus Appropriations Frees $2.1 Billion in “Dead Earmarks” December 22, 2015 | Jeff Davis December 22, 2015 - The just-enacted fiscal 2016 omnibus appropriations bill includes a provision that will allow state DOT’s to...
FAA Mandatory Drone Registration Website Now Live December 22, 2015 | December 22, 2015 - With everyone’s brand new drones neatly wrapped and waiting underneath Christmas trees across the country, the...
$1.8 Trillion Appropriations and Tax Package Cleared for President's Signature December 18, 2015 | Jeff Davis December 18, 2015 - The $1.8 trillion, 2,242-page end-of-the-year appropriations and tax package is on its way to the White...
House To Vote On Tax Extenders Bill Today, Omnibus Appropriations Tomorrow December 17, 2015 | Jeff Davis December 17, 2015 - The year-end wrap-up continues to move through the legislative process. The House of Representatives will vote...
