The first goal of any transportation agency is safety. Yet almost 40,000 Americans die on the transportation system every year. New proposals for safer streets, better vehicle design, and crash avoidance technology are reshaping the narrative around safety in an effort to reverse the downward trend of transportation safety. Governments are also concerned about the security of the system. Terrorism, hacking, and international affairs can threaten the transportation systems that support the national economy.

Commerce Hearing Addresses Transpo Network Performance Issues

Senate Commerce Examines FAA Reauthorization, Potential ATC Restructuring

Senate Hearing Examines Airport Finance Issues

House To Consider Legislation Splitting Up FAA, Spinning Off Air Traffic Control to Non-Profit Corporation

New FRA Report Details PTC Implementation Woes

House Passes Compromise FY15 Homeland Approps. Bill With Veto-Bait Immigration Riders

New FHWA Analysis Shows Devolution “TEA” Bill Requires $50 Billion in Additional Trust Fund Bailout Money

July 30, 2015 9:52 a.m. – House and Senate Almost Over DRIVE

Would the DRIVE Act Spend Federal Funds More Effectively?

Senators Introduce Amtrak Bill; Homeland Funding and STB Reauthorization Advance

What Does the Amtrak Incident Tell Us About How We Can Improve Safety?
Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars

The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars (September 2018) concludes that until the federal government better understands the potential national security risks of using Chinese railcars in American transit systems, a one-year appropriations ban is more appropriate than a permanent policy change.
