President Nominates Shoshana Lew to Be USDOT CFO September 24, 2015 | Jeff Davis Last Friday, President Obama announced that he is nominating Shoshana Lew to be Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department...
White House Directs Agencies to Coordinate Permitting for More Infrastructure Projects September 24, 2015 | Jeff Davis Earlier this week, the White House gave federal agencies new guidance directing all federal agencies to begin using a common...
When Is A Bailout No Longer A Bailout? September 24, 2015 | After years of inaction, short-term bailouts, and extensions, transportation policy has finally begun to move in a different direction. The...
Senate Begins Consideration of "Clean" CR In Hopes of Avoiding Shutdown September 24, 2015 | Jeff Davis After the Senate failed to muster 60 votes this afternoon to move forward on a stopgap continuing resolution (CR) that...
GAO Report Analyzes FAA Oversight of Commercial Space Travel September 24, 2015 | Last month the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a study exploring the developments in the commercial space launch industry. The...
Capitol Hill Events - Week of Sept. 28, 2015 September 23, 2015 | Jeff Davis Transportation-related committee meetings on Capitol Hill during the week of September 28: Tuesday, Sept. 29 – Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee...
CR to Dec. 11 Introduced in Senate; Contains 6-Month Aviation Extension September 22, 2015 | Jeff Davis September 22, 2015 - Senate leaders this afternoon introduced the text of a stopgap continuing resolution that, if enacted, would...
BTS Releases Passenger Travel Facts and Figures 2015 September 18, 2015 | Jeff Davis September 18, 2015 - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics today released Passenger Travel Facts and Figures 2015, a 94-page report...
Concerns Grow Over Possible Government Shutdown on October 1 as “CR” Consideration Delayed Again September 18, 2015 | Jeff Davis September 18, 2015 - Republican leaders are continuing to work to avert a partial government shutdown that would start on...
House Highway Markup Likely Slipping To First Week of October September 18, 2015 | Jeff Davis September 18, 2015 - With the Senate having passed a three-year surface transportation reauthorization bill (which aspires to be a...
Oct. 1 Shutdown Would Exempt FHWA and FMCSA; Life & Safety Exemptions Would Keep Over Half of USDOT Employees At Work September 18, 2015 | Jeff Davis September 18, 2015 - The government shutdown that might take effect on October 1 would be caused by the lapse...
GAO Issues New Report Showing Just How Badly Most Railroads Will Miss Dec. 31 PTC Deadline September 18, 2015 | Emily Han September 18, 2015 - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report analyzing the deadline for the implementation of...
