Week of March 18, 2019

Mar 22, 2019 | Jeff Davis

Trump to Nominate Former Delta VP to Head FAA

March 21, 2019 - President Trump on March 19 made the long-awaited announcement that he will nominate Stephen Dickson, a longtime pilot and executive with Delta Air Lines, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation...

Airports, Appropriations, Bridges, Buses, Federal Budget, Federal...

Mar 20, 2019 | Jeff Davis

The FY20 Budget: USDOT Competitive Grant Programs

March 20, 2019 - What a difference a year makes. In 2019, the Trump Administration requested zero new funding for discretionary grant programs. In 2020, they are requesting $4 billion.

Appropriations, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highway Trust Fund, Highways

Senate GOP Budget Assumes Highway User Tax Increase

March 22, 2019

Mar 22, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 22, 2019 - Senate Budget Committee chairman Mike Enzi today introduced a 2020 budget plan that assumes that Congress...

Amtrak, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Railroads

Amtrak Requests $141 Million Cut in Its Own Budget

March 21, 2019

Mar 21, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 21, 2019 - Amtrak sent its fiscal 2020 budget request to Congress yesterday and asked for $141 million less...

FASTLANE, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways

The FY20 Budget: Highway Trust Fund Assumptions

March 19, 2019

Mar 19, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 19, 2019 - The details of the President's budget proposal for fiscal 2020 make it clear that, if the...

Aircraft, Airports, Amtrak, Appropriations, Aviation Safety, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Ports, Public transit, Railroads, Unmanned Aerial Systems

The FY20 Budget: Transportation Security

March 22, 2019

Mar 22, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 20, 2019 - The President's fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security includes proposals for...

Aircraft, Airlines, Aviation Safety, Aviation Workforce, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Space, Unmanned Aerial Systems

House Hearing Looks At the Long-Term Future of Aviation

March 22, 2019

Mar 22, 2019 | Alice Grossman

March 21, 2019 - On Tuesday, March 12 the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing on...

Amtrak, Appropriations, Federal Governance, Railroads

As Trump Administration Proposes Cuts, Rail Stakeholders Ask for Increased, Reliable Funding

March 22, 2019

Mar 22, 2019 | Hayley Burton

March 22, 2019 - Just a day after the White House released their budget proposal for 2020, which would significantly...

Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Governance

The FY20 Budget: Discretionary Appropriation Caps and Proposals

March 19, 2019

Mar 19, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 19, 2019 - As part of the release of the supporting documentation for the 2020 budget request, the Office...

Bridges, Federal Budget, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways, State Governance

$3.2 Billion in General Fund Highway Funding Apportioned to States

March 19, 2019

Mar 19, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 19, 2019 - The Federal Highway Administration, in a funding notice (N4510.835) dated March 15, formally gave states DOTs...

Aviation Safety, Federal Budget, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highway Trust Fund, Homeland security, Railroads

The FY20 Budget: Transportation Tax and Fee Assumptions

March 19, 2019

Mar 19, 2019 | Jeff Davis

March 19, 2019 - In the full fiscal year 2020 federal budget request released this week, the assumptions for the...

Workforce development

Eno Announces the Future Leaders Development Conference (LDC) Class of 2019

March 20, 2019

Each year, the Eno Future Leaders Development Conference (LDC) gives 20 of the nation’s top graduate students in transportation a...

Airports, Federal Budget, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Maritime, Ports

Capitol Hill Events - Week of March 25, 2019

March 21, 2019

Mar 21, 2019 | Jeff Davis

Tuesday, March 26 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Aviation – subcommittee hearing on investment in airports (witness...

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