U.S. Department of Transportation News
- 7 percent of DOT staff taking early-buyout offers – The scheduled departures include 4.5% of people at the Federal Aviation Administration and roughly 30% of employees at agencies dealing with highway safety and mass transit.
- FAA budgets $12.5 billion to upgrade air traffic control systems – Aging infrastructure has been blamed for recent safety issues.
- White House announces infrastructure priorities, permit updates – Following a Surface Transportation Reauthorization hearing last week, DOT Secretary Sean Duffy also unveiled $488 million in transportation grants.
Other Federal Mobility News
- U.S. P roposes Steep T ariffs on Critical E.V. Battery Material – The Commerce Department plans to impose a 93.5 percent levy on Chinese graphite, an essential ingredient in the batteries that power electric vehicles.
- New York allocates $200 million for electric school bus rollout – New York State has announced an additional $200 million to support the deployment of zero-emission school buses and charging infrastructure.
- California sues to stop Trump administration from pulling $4 billion from high-speed rail project. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that California is filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from withdrawing approximately $4 billion from California’s embattled high-speed rail project.
- NY transit authority orders nation’s first battery – electric passenger locomotive Siemens Mobility will supply locomotives that can run on batteries or overhead wire, up to 125 mph and with a range of up to 100 miles on battery power alone.
