By US DOT Newswire | Mar 18, 2016
News Release: Spring in the Nation’s Capital brings with it the extraordinary beauty of the cherry trees blooming around the Tidal Basin. At the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), we want you to shoot all the photos and video you want - but leave your drone at home.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Inhofe Makes Case to EPA for NGVs to be Considered in Volkswagen Settlement Agreement
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and key government agencies involved in unmanned aircraft operations are expanding participation in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Executive Committee (EXCOM). The committee provides federal agencies with a forum to share information and reduce redundancies on UAS research and development, and resolve policy and procedural issues on safe UAS integration into the nation's airspace.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 15, 2016
News Release: Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Hearing on “President’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request For Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Programs". March 15, 2016. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). The Subcommittee is meeting today to hear testimony...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 15, 2016
News Release: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Transportation Committee Member Barbara Comstock (R-VA) responded today to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announcement that it was closing Metrorail on Wednesday for emergency inspections.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 14, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) led nearly 100 Democrats on a letter sent to the House Appropriations Committee, requesting...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 14, 2016
News Release: FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and Sally French, "The Drone Girl," today led a lively panel discussion about the future of small unmanned aircraft at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin on Monday. The panel included a diverse group of innovative thinkers from industry and government.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 13, 2016
News Release: AUSTIN, Texas - FAA Administrator Michael Huerta will make opening remarks and moderate a panel discussion with several industry and government partners about the future of small unmanned aircraft. Discussion topics are expected to include UAS registration, the MicroUAS aviation rulemaking committee, steps to speed integration, new uses for unmanned aircraft, tests of extended visual line-of-sight operations, safety and education initiatives, and more.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 11, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week to examine the fiscal year 2017 budget requests for the United States Coast Guard, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), and the Maritime Administration (MARAD).
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2016
News Release: Inhofe Statement on Obama, Trudeau Announcement to Reduce Methane Emissions
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2016
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today introduced a bill to extend the authorization of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs through July 15, 2016. The legislation also extends key revenue provisions through March 31, 2017.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. and Canada agreed to joint steps to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas industry 40-45 percent by 2025. This agreement builds on steps the U.S. has already taken to reduce methane emissions as a part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 9, 2016
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today released the following statement on the introduction of the Senate’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today proposed a rule that overhauls the airworthiness standards for small general aviation airplanes. The FAA’s proposal, which is based on industry recommendations, would reduce the time it takes to get safety enhancing technologies for small airplanes into the marketplace while also reducing cost.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 9, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - This week, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Michael Capuano (D-MA) strongly urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Environmental...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost estimate of H.R. 4441, the “Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016" (AIRR Act). It determined that the Republican plan to privatize the United States air traffic control (ATC) system would increase the deficit by nearly $20 billion over ten years.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: Inhofe Raises Concerns Over Meiburg Nomination as Deputy Administrator at EPA
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rule to limit mercury, arsenic, and other toxic pollution released from coal-fired power plants.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 2, 2016
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a number of measures today during a legislative markup, including two bipartisan bills to improve the management and disposal of federal office space and real estate inventory to save taxpayers money.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 2, 2016
News Release: Opening Statement of Ranking Member Barbara Boxer
