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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Call to Action for Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: SEPTA’s Systems are in Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy today called attention to the gross mismanagement of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in a letter to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. The transit agency faces a number of growing safety and...
Secretary Duffy Letter to Governor Shapiro on SEPTA
Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Creates First-Of-Its-Kind Council to Make Beautiful Structures that Move You
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the creation of a first-of-its-kind Beautifying Transportation Infrastructure Council (BTIC).Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Consequences for California’s Failure to Enforce English Language Requirements for Truckers
California is the only state to not comply with the Department’s ELP Requirements for Commercial Motor Vehicle DriversU.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Secures Critical Funding for Essential Air Service After Democrat-Led Shutdown Threatened Lapse in Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced today that the Department of Transportation has secured $41 million in additional funding to sustain the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, which was in danger of funding lapses due to the Democrat-led shutdown...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Welcomes Four New Top DOT Officials Following Senate Confirmation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy welcomed four new top officials to the Department following their confirmation by the U.S. Senate on October 7, 2025, in an en bloc vote of 51-47. They are:
Michael Rutherford to serve as the first Assistant...U.S. Department of Transportation Statement on Review of Chicago's Discriminatory, Unconstitutional Processes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following statement:
This week, USDOT issued an interim final rule (IFR) barring race- and sex-based contracting requirements from federal grants.
To continue implementation of this rule, USDOT...