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Week of September 24, 2018

Airports, Aviation Safety, Federal Funding, Federal Governance,...
Sep 28, 2018 | Jeff Davis

House Passes Final FAA Bill; 7-Day Extension Pending in the Senate

September 28, 2018 - The House of Representatives has passed the final compromise five-year, $96.7 billion aviation reauthorization bill by a landslide vote of 398 to 23. However, the pending Supreme Court nomination has thrown...

Appropriations, Federal Funding, Federal Governance
Sep 28, 2018 | Jeff Davis

CR to December 7 Awaits Signature; Negotiations Fail on 4-Bill "Minibus"

September 28, 2018 - Congress has cleared a nine-week continuing resolution to fund parts of the federal government from October 1 through December 7, and President Trump must sign it by midnight Sunday night in...

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Appropriations, Commuter Rail, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Rail Safety

Eno Releases Study of Chinese Railcar Issue

Sep 28, 2018 | Alexander Laska
The Eno Center for Transportation on September 26 released a new study, The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars.
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Buses, FASTLANE, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Public transit

$366 Million in FY18 Bus Grants Announced

Sep 27, 2018 | Jeff Davis
September 27, 2018 - The Federal Transit Administration on September 25 announced the winning applicants for $366 million in federal...
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FASTLANE, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Transit Technology, Workforce development

DOT Seeks to Designate Two New University Transportation Centers

Sep 28, 2018 | Alice Grossman
September 27, 2018 - On September 21, the USDOT announced the availability of new grants for two additional University Transportation Centers...
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Automated Vehicles, Connected Vehicles, Traffic Safety, Transit Technology

Carving a Path Forward on Connected Vehicles

Sep 28, 2018 | Alice Grossman
September 26, 2018 - A panel of transportation and short-range communications experts argued this week that DSRC technology exists now...
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Aircraft, Airlines, Airports, Appropriations, Aviation Safety, Aviation Workforce, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Unmanned Aerial Systems

Summary of Final Compromise FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018

Sep 24, 2018 | Jeff Davis
The following is an overview of the final compromise FAA reauthorization bill released in the wee hours of September 22, broken down...
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Airports, Appropriations, Aviation Safety, Cybersecurity, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Public transit

Summary of Final Compromise TSA Modernization Act

Sep 26, 2018 | So Jung Kim, Alice Grossman
September 26, 2018 - The following is a summary overview of the aviation and surface transportation security provisions of the...
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Federal Governance, Positive Train Control, Rail Safety, Railroads

Capitol Hill Events - Week of October 2, 2018

Sep 27, 2018 | Jeff Davis
Wednesday, October 3 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee hearing on positive train control implementation status (witness...

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