U.S. Senate Holds Coronavirus Hearing as Disease Spreads
March 5, 2020 – A Senate hearing on March 4 examined the role that aviation is playing in spreading the new coronavirus variant.
House Passes Bill to Give TSA Workers Full Civil Service Rights
March 6, 2020 – Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a bill (H.R. 1140) that would bring Transportation Security Administration employees under the standard civil service work agreements and protections available to most federal employees.
The Last 15 Years of New Start Grant Agreements
March 6, 2020 – Here is a list of every multi-year full funding grant agreement (FFGA) for a new subway, light rail, or bus rapid transit system or extension that was signed by the Federal Transit Administration in at least the last 15 years.
Amtrak Changes CEOs As White House Re-Nominates Some (Not All) Board Members
March 6, 2020 – Amtrak announced this week that President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson is stepping down, at the end of his three-year commitment to the passenger railroad. He will be replaced by William Flynn.
Capitol Hill Events – Week of March 9, 2020
Tuesday, March 10 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation – subcommittee hearing on the international role of the U.S. Coast Guard – 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Tuesday, March 10 – House Appropriations – Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development – subcommittee hearing on…
Senate Transit Panel Looks to FTA Reauthorization
February 28, 2020 – The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal mass transit policy, held a long-awaited hearing on February 25 to hear stakeholder perspectives on transit issues, as the committee prepares to draft a multi-year transit reauthorization bill.
Senate Subcommittee Revisits Air Cargo Security Needs
February 28, 2020 – The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security had a field hearing on the scanning and screening of air cargo on February 25 at Logan Airport in Boston.
Guest Op-Ed: Proposed NEPA Regulations: No Significant Changes for Highway and Transit Projects
February 28, 2020 – For surface transportation projects there is surprisingly little that will change under the Trump Administration’s proposed NEPA overhaul.
The Effects of Coronavirus on Transportation
February 28, 2020 – The Centers for Disease Control said this week it is expecting that the COVID-19 virus spread to the United States. With cases and fatalities rising, stock markets took a significant plunge and the world is watching closely. The virus is already having an effect on the global transportation system.
Chao Defends FY21 USDOT Budget in House Hearing
February 28, 2020 – Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao yesterday gave her first defense of the Trump Administration’s fiscal 2021 USDOT budget request, before the House Appropriations Committee.