Capitol Hill Transportation News
Congress examines DCA helicopter limits as DOT Secretary reveals $12.5B overhaul plan – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is also promising fixes after a bombshell revelation into the communication systems between the Pentagon and DCA.
Transportation Secretary Duffy and Sen. Kennedy Announce New LNG Project – Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) announced a new project today to promote President Trump’s energy dominance agenda.
U.S. Department of Transportation News
Trump administration violated ‘impoundment’ law by freezing electric vehicle funding, GAO finds-The Government Accountability Office ruled Thursday that the Department of Transportation violated the 51-year-old law blocking presidents from withholding funding Congress has approved.
The highway trust fund isn’t on life support —it’s been dead since 2008 – The looming insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund in 2028 is a golden opportunity to ask why we’re protecting a program that no longer pays for itself while failing to deliver on what matters.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Signs Order Announcing New Guidance to Enforce English Proficiency Requirement for Truckers – USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy signed an order at a trucking event in Austin announcing new guidelines to strengthen English language enforcement for commercial truck operators.
DOGE takes aim at DOT leases– Elon Musk’s cost-cutting squad claims to have canceled leases for DOT subagencies across 20 states and Puerto Rico. “It’s part of the chaos,” an FTA employee said.
Other Federal Mobility News
Utah Department of Transportation’s ‘scrappy’ social media team wins national award – The Instagram video starts with a Utah Department of Transportation employee slamming his hands on a conference table and exclaiming: “We’ve got a big problem here. The freeway is closing every day next week. I need ideas. We gotta get this message out.”
Nebraska Department of Transportation announces winners of annual Snowplow Roadeo – Snowplow operators from across the state put their skills to the test in the Nebraska Department of Transportation’s annual Snowplow Roadeo on Thursday. The state competition took place at the Nebraska Safety Center in Kearney.
We’re teaming up to fight federal attacks on clean transportation– Electric vehicles aren’t just the wave of the future — they’re here now, and they’re here to stay. Yet, despite the significant economic, health, and environmental benefits of EVs, they remain shrouded in misinformation and partisan rhetoric.
