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Key Roles at U.S. Department of Transportation Now Filled After Senate Confirmations
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has filled multiple key Department positions after the U.S. Senate confirmed several of its leaders in recent weeks.U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $41.55 Million Loan for Significant Rural Road Safety Project in Oklahoma
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that its Build America Bureau has provided a low-interest, long-term loan of $41.55 million to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) to finance 49 percent of the $85.97 million in eligible costs for the Rural Two-Lane...White House, U.S. Department of Transportation Appoint New Port and Supply Chain Envoy to Work on Supply Chain Disruptions
WASHINGTON – Today, the White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that Retired General Stephen R. Lyons, former Commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, will be the new Port and Supply Chain Envoy to the Biden-Harris Administration Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force.U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Appointment of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee and a June 28-29 Meeting of the Committee
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel – an attorney general who has prioritized protecting consumers and defending civil rights – will act as the state representative and new Chair of the Aviation...President Biden and U.S. Department of Transportation Announce $450 Million to Fund up to 35 University Transportation Centers
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests in research, workforce development and more through popular partnership with colleges around the U.S.USDOT Begins Accepting Applications for President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program Designed to Improve Pipeline Safety, Reduce Gas Distribution Leaks in Communities Across the Country
WASHINGTON- U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced today that the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has begun accepting applications for its new Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant...
Air Travel Consumer Report: March 2022 and 1st Quarter 2022 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of March 2022 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, mishandled wheelchairs and scooters, complaints received, and oversales. The ATCR...
Newly Released Estimates Show Traffic Fatalities Reached a 16-Year High in 2021
In response to this crisis, earlier this year USDOT unveiled the National Roadway Safety Strategy that is now getting resources from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure LawU.S. Department of Transportation Announces Rear Admiral (Ret.) Ann Phillips as 20th Administrator of the Maritime Administration
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that Rear Admiral (Rear Adm.) Ann Phillips, USN, Ret., has been sworn in as the 20th Administrator of the Maritime Administration (MARAD). Nominated by President Biden on October 21, 2021, Rear Adm. Phillips was confirmed by the...