By US DOT Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: The Department of Transportation Inspector General today released a scathing report outlining numerous shortcomings of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) efforts to implement reforms intended to help the agency operate more effectively and efficiently, improve the delivery of air traffic services, and modernize the U.S. air traffic control system.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after a Republican majority of the Committee approved S. 659, the Bipartisan Sportsmen Act. This legislation contains several provisions that would be harmful ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) pressed Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx on the completion of a critical rule that would better protect communities and emergency responders after toxic crude-by-rail accidents.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee unanimously approved legislation co-sponsored by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), EPW Ranking Member, to help protect and restore Lake Tahoe. The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015 (S. 1724) was introduced by Senator Dean ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: Washington, DC - House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-OK) responded today to the President's veto of S. J. Res 22, a measure that rejects an Administration rule that gives the federal government sweeping authority to regulate virtually all waters or wet areas throughout the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: Senate EPW Reports Five Bills, 32 GSA Resolutions Out of Committee
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 19, 2016
News Release: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-OK) responded today to the President’s veto of S. J. Res 22, a measure that rejects an Administration rule that gives the federal government sweeping authority to regulate virtually all waters or wet areas throughout the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 19, 2016
News Release: Inhofe Statement on DOI's Decision to Halt Coal Leasing on Federal Lands
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) registry will be unavailable from 10 p.m. to midnight, EST on Saturday, January 16 due to scheduled maintenance.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) sent a letter to the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Justice calling on these Federal ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to sink a recent Obama Administration rule that gives the federal government sweeping new authority to regulate virtually all waters or wet areas in the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 12, 2016
News Release: Inhofe Seeks Feedback from EPW Member States on EPA Regulatory Programs
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 12, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in response to President Obama's State of the Union Address...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: Senate EPW Committee Majority Staff Unveils 2015 Accomplishments Report
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: North Carolina was “first in flight" when the Wright Brothers took to the skies at Kitty Hawk, and now it’s leading the way to the next generation of air traffic control. NextGen procedures are helping flights operate more efficiently at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), improving on-time performance and decreasing emissions.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 7, 2016
News Release: New State Report Further Proves EPA Falsely Tied Hydraulic Fracturing to Ground Water Impacts
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $417,500 civil penalty against FedEx of Memphis, Tenn., for allegedly operating an aircraft that was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 6, 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 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) urged U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx to quickly make grant...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 6, 2016
News Release: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the public release of the B4UFLY mobile application following an initial beta testing period.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: LAS VEGAS - FAA Administrator Michael Huerta will discuss unmanned aircraft registration and provide updates on the agency’s work to safely integrate them into the National Airspace System (NAS). He will be joined by four key UAS Registration Task Force members.
