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Week of October 23, 2017

Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highway...
Oct 27, 2017 | Jeff Davis

White House Floats Gas Tax Hike As Infrastructure Pay-For Again

October 27, 2017 - This week, White House economic czar Gary Cohn broached the idea of an increase in federal gasoline and diesel fuel excise taxes as a possible "pay-for" for an infrastructure initiative.

Aviation Safety, Federal Governance, Unmanned Aerial Systems
Oct 27, 2017 | Greg Rogers

Trump Directs USDOT to Establish New UAS Pilot Program

October 27, 2017 - On October 25, President Donald Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to establish a pilot program that will explore new commercial, public, and recreational applications of unmanned...

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Aviation, Federal Governance, Highways

Senate Nominations Backlog Increasing

Oct 27, 2017 | Jeff Davis
October 27, 2017 - The backlog of transportation-related nominations in the U.S. Senate increased this week, with the nominees for...
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Workforce development

Careers In Motion at TRB 2018

Oct 27, 2017 | Ann Henebery
As America faces the challenge of updating and repairing its aging infrastructure, policy makers and employers need to create a...
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Aviation, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Railroads

FY17 Year-End Budget Totals: $93.9 Billion for Transportation

Oct 27, 2017 | Jeff Davis
October 27, 2017 - Year-end reporting shows that the federal government spent $93.9 billion on transportation in fiscal year 2017.
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Amtrak, Cybersecurity, Federal Governance, Ports, Public transit, Railroads, Trucking

Capitol Hill Events - Week of October 30, 2017

Oct 27, 2017 | Jeff Davis
Monday, October 30 - House Homeland Security - field hearing on physical security and cybersecurity at U.S. ports - 1:30 p.m.,...

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