Omnibus Appropriations Bill Including Transportation, Homeland to Move in House in Early September August 16, 2017 | Jeff Davis August 16, 2017 (updated August 24 with amendments) - This morning, the House Rules Committee announced a deadline of 10...
CBO Issues Updated, but Still-Incomplete, Score of House FAA Bill August 16, 2017 | Jeff Davis August 16, 2017 - The Congressional Budget Office has issued an updated, but still incomplete, score of the budgetary impact...
Is the Mass Transit “New Starts” Program Fundamentally Flawed – and Can Congress Fix It Without Earmarks? August 10, 2017 | Jeff Davis August 9, 2017 - Is the mass transit new starts program fundamentally flawed because it tries to support long, multi-year...
History of Mass Transit Discretionary Grants and How They Have Been Funded August 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis August 9, 2017 - The history of how Congress has funded the mass transit "new starts" program over the years.
USDOT Announces $79M Tranche of FY17 FASTLANE Grants August 9, 2017 | Jeff Davis August 9, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Transportation on August 2 notified Congress that Secretary Chao has selected ten...
Pace of Trump USDOT Nominations vs. the Previous Five Presidents August 4, 2017 | Jeff Davis This table shows the Trump Administration's pace of senior nominations for positions at the U.S. Department of Transportation (subject to...
Court Rulings May Delay California High Speed Rail August 2, 2017 | Jeff Davis August 4, 2017 - A pair of recent court rulings in the last eight days have opened the way for...
It’s Official: House FAA Bill On Hold Until September July 28, 2017 | Jeff Davis July 28, 2017 - The House of Representatives has finished its summer agenda and left town for the long August...
Senate Holds Hearing on FRA, MARAD Nominees July 28, 2017 | Jeff Davis July 28, 2017 - The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on July 26 held a hearing on multiple pending...
Senate Panel Approves $79.6B FY18 USDOT Budget July 28, 2017 | Jeff Davis July 28, 2017 - The Senate Appropriations Committee on July 27 unanimously approved legislation funding the U.S. Department of Transportation...
Chao Replaces Federal Members of WMATA Board July 27, 2017 | Jeff Davis July 27, 2017 - Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on July 24 replaced the two federally-appointed principal members of the Washington...
Amtrak Releases Corrected 5-Year Financial Plan July 27, 2017 | Jeff Davis July 17, 2017 - As noted in last week’s ETW, Amtrak has released its own five-year business plan and financial...
