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NHTSA Advances Biden-Harris Administration’s Climate & Jobs Goals
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today moved aggressively to respond to President Biden’s January 20 executive order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis. NHTSA proposed to withdraw its portions of the so-called SAFE I...U.S. Department of Transportation Announces More Than $10 Million Funding Opportunity for Transit Planning to Address Climate Change and Equity in Communities Nationwide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of approximately $10 million in competitive grant funds through a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for FTA's Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning....Air Travel Consumer Report: February 2021 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its April 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of February 2021. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines.USDOT Appoints Chief Science Officer for the First Time in Over 40 Years; Take Steps to Restore Scientific Integrity
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it is appointing a Chief Science Officer for the entire Department for the first time in over four decades and has taken several additional steps to act on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to address the climate emergency.U.S. Department of Transportation Continues to Actively Engage with Air Canada on the Issue of Ticket Refunds
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation has made clear to Air Canada its position that a refusal to refund passengers when the carrier cancels or significantly changes a flight would be an unfair business practice in violation of U.S. law. Air Canada has informed the Department that...
Polly Trottenberg Joins U.S. Department of Transportation as Deputy Secretary
Polly Trottenberg was sworn in Wednesday afternoon as the Deputy Secretary of Transportation by Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in a private ceremony, following her Senate confirmation yesterday.
Trottenberg brings more than 25 years of public sector experience across...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Initial Steps Toward Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Program, Encourages Businesses, Especially Small Businesses, to Begin Preparing for the Application Process
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced initial steps toward launching the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection (AMJP) program, and is encouraging small businesses who may be eligible for funding under this program to begin preparing for the application process.U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Announces Availability of $1 Billion to Modernize and Create New American Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $1 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 discretionary grant funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants. RAISE,...
Joint Statement on Transport Cooperation By the Department of Transportation of the United States of America and the Ministry of Transport of Singapore
Secretary of Transportation of the United States of America, Pete Buttigieg and Minister for Transport of the Republic of Singapore, Ong Ye Kung, held an introductory virtual meeting on April 8, 2021.
Secretary Buttigieg and Minister Ong both recognize the impact of transportation on...