Week of May 1, 2017

Appropriations, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

May 5, 2017 | Jeff Davis

$1.1 Trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill Passes House, Senate; Will Be Signed Into Law Today

May 5, 2017 - Both chambers of Congress have now passed the $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations package funding the federal government through the end of fiscal year 2017 on September 30, 2017. The legislation (taking...

Air Traffic Control, Airports, Aviation Safety, Aviation...

May 5, 2017 | Jeff Davis

30 Years of Debate on Air Traffic Control Corporatization

May 4, 2017 - Thirty years ago this week, the long-running, off-and-on debate about whether or not to separate air traffic control from the rest of the modern Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began. Senators Daniel...

Automated Vehicles, Cybersecurity, Environment, Highways, Traffic Safety, Workforce development

New Eno Report: It’s Time to Move Beyond Speculation on AVs

May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017 | Greg Rogers

May 5, 2017 - A new report from the Eno Center establishes a foundation for lawmakers and regulators to implement...

Automated Vehicles, Federal Governance, Highways, Streets, Traffic Safety, Trucking

Negotiated Rulemaking: A Process to Fast-Track Federal Action on Autonomous Vehicles

May 4, 2017

May 4, 2017 | George Soodoo

An alternative to the conventional regulatory process, called negotiated rulemaking, has the potential to be a more viable and efficient...

Air Traffic Control, Aircraft, Airlines, Airports, Aviation Safety, Aviation Workforce, Federal Governance

Airlines Get Grilled in Both House and Senate

May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017 | Rui Neiva

May 5, 2017 - If you don’t like airlines, this was your week. Both the House of Representatives and the...

Appropriations, Aviation, FASTLANE, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways, Maritime, Public transit

Omnibus Bill Appropriations $19.5 Billion for USDOT; Provides Full $54.4 Billion in FAST Act HTF Obligations

May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 5, 2017 - The omnibus appropriations legislation approved by Congress appropriates a gross $19.5 billion for the U.S. Department...

Appropriations, Aviation Safety, Environment, Homeland security, Maritime

Corps, TSA, Coast Guard Do Well in FY17 Omnibus

May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 5, 2017 - Federal transportation and infrastructure programs outside the Department of Transportation also did pretty well in the...

Eno Center for Transportation Now Hosting Multi-Agency Exchange (MAX) Program

May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017 | Ann Henebery

The Multi-Agency Exchange (MAX) program is a collaborative effort to share technical information and career skills expertise between public transportation...

Federal Governance, Maritime, Ports

Capitol Hill Events - Week of May 8, 2017

May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017 | Jeff Davis

(The House of Representatives will not be in session the week of May 8, but the Senate will be.) Tuesday,...

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