MARAD Nominee Advances to Senate Floor
November 21, 2025 – The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on November 19 approved the nomination of Steve Carmel to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration.
FTA Announces $2 Billion in New Transit Bus Grants
November 21, 2025 – Yesterday, USDOT announced over $2 billion in new grant funding for bus purchases and bus facility upgrades spread across 165 different U.S. public transportation providers.
DOT Explores Killing Dedicated Fuel Tax Revenues Now Going to Mass Transit
November 21, 2025 – The Trump Administration is considering a proposal to abolish the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and transfer its 2.86 cents per gallon of dedicated motor fuel tax receipts to support highways instead. Problem: it’s a drop in the budget compared to how deep the Trust Fund’s overall revenue hole is.
Restore the Secretary’s Freedom to Assign Roles to Assistant Secretaries
November 14, 2025 – Congress should once again give the Secretary the authority to devote senior staff to specific cross-cutting missions.
Election Results Slow Negotiations to End Government Shutdown
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Graves Pushes Back Surface Reauthorization Timetable to Spring 2026
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DOT Staffing, Outside FAA, Down 21 Percent Since Inauguration
November 7, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Transportation has shed a net 3,528 of its full-time employees since President Trump took office, internal DOT documents show. This represents a 6.1 percent reduction in the total DOT workforce.
DOT Orders 10% Slowdown at 40 Major Airports
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Grant Processing Slowdown Will Mean Larger August Redistribution
October 31, 2025 – Delays in obligating highway and bridge grants have driven FHWA carryover funds to $7.82 billion, reversing last year’s progress and setting up another large August redistribution in 2026.