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.

GAO Weighs In On Air Traffic Control Reform

HR 4441 House Markup Amendment Log

President Obama’s Final Transportation Budget Maintains FAST Act, Avoids Spending Tradeoffs

House T&I Panel Holds Hearing On; Prepares to Mark Up FAA Restructuring BIll

Homeland Budget Requests New Aviation Security Fees; Coast Guard Procurement Cuts; Small Cuts in Transpo Security Grants

NHTSA Reports Traffic Fatalities Back On the Rise

Emerging Technology Trends In Transportation

Shuster Unveils Legislation to Split Up the FAA; Turn Air Traffic Control Over to Non-Profit Corporation

Section-by-Section Summary of H.R. 4441 As Introduced

Shuster Introduces Bill Fundamentally Restructuring the FAA

1966 (Feb.) White House Outreach to Congress – Part 1
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.
