By US DOT Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - Earlier this week, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released a legislative discussion draft for an infrastructure package designed to renew the conversation about how best to meet the challenges of building a 21st century infrastructure for the Nation.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the FAA will provide $180 million in infrastructure grants for the construction of two major taxiway complexes at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: NOTE: These reforms are modest because more changes would require legislation from Congress. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming is passing around a draft bill that would require recovery plans for species and allow states more opportunity to lead conservation efforts. That Democrats would block these changes tells you that their priority isn't conservation. It's political control from Washington.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $770.8 million in airport infrastructure grants, as part of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Drones have really taken off! As of today, more than 100,000 enthusiasts have obtained a Remote Pilot Certificate to fly a drone for commercial and recreational (not qualifying as “model aircraft") use since the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) small drone rule went into effect on Aug. 29, 2016.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) community’s national #FlySafe campaign helps educate GA pilots about the best practices to calculate and predict aircraft performance and to operate within established aircraft limitations.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would reverse former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's last-minute decision to stop enforcing ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries announcement to rollback key sections of the Endangered Species Act, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, filed ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: The Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today commended Senators Ted Cruz, Ed Markey, and Bill Nelson for acting to address the Nation’s commercial space transportation regulatory structure. The Senators introduced the Space Frontier Act of 2018.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: The House of Representatives today approved legislation to address maritime transportation safety issues raised by the El Faro sinking, promote the Coast Guard’s awareness of technologies that could help improve Service mission performance, and reduce marine debris.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 24, 2018
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration is accepting applications nationwide beginning July 27 from people interested in becoming air traffic controllers. The job announcement may close prior to the listed closing date of July 31 if a sufficient applicant pool has been reached to meet the needs of the FAA.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 24, 2018
News Release: Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Hearing on “Update on Coast Guard Acquisition Programs and Mission Balance and Effectiveness". July 24, 2018. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). The Subcommittee is meeting today to review how the Coast Guard is...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 24, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Ranking Member Dina Titus (D-NV) sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 24, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a roundtable discussion with stakeholders to assess the impact of the Jones Act on consumer prices in Puerto Rico.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: This Congress, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) worked to gather input from and build consensus amongst his Republican and Democratic colleagues, the administration, and stakeholders on an infrastructure package designed to meet the challenges of a 21st century transportation system. Today, Shuster released a legislative discussion draft reflecting that input.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) pressed two corporate executives tapped to lead offices at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next Tuesday to review the U.S. Coast Guard’s integration of their acquisition, manpower, and maintenance plans with their mission needs to ensure the Service has the equipment, talent, and manpower necessary to accomplish its critical missions for the American people.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, wrote an op-ed piece for USA Today, shining a light on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's concerning anti-environment record and highlighting the striking similarities between his reckless agenda ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: Congress has provided the FAA with exclusive authority to regulate aviation safety, the efficiency of the navigable airspace, and air traffic control, among other things. State and local governments are not permitted to regulate any type of aircraft operations, such as flight paths or altitudes, or the navigable airspace.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration proposes a $327,500 civil penalty against the Rolls-Royce Corporation of Reston, Va., for alleged drug and alcohol testing violations.
