Trottenberg Confirmed Deputy DOTSEC
The U.S. Senate has confirmed, by a vote of 82-15, Polly Trottenberg as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation.
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USDOT: First TIGER, Then BUILD, Now RAISE – Grant Applications Welcome
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the RAISE program, providing $1 billion in FY 2021 discretionary grant funding for rail, transit, road and port infrastructure projects.
USDOT INFRA Grant Program Reopens for Applicants
The U.S. Department of Transportation has published an updated FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program.
Buttigieg Prioritizes Transportation Worker, Public Safety
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg thanked transportation workers and highlighted the Biden Administration’s support of them during a meeting with Amtrak and local transit agency leaders and employees on Feb. 5.
USDOT Pauses BUILD, INFRA NOFOs
The U.S. Department of Transportation is revising the FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for its BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant and Infrastructure For Rebuilding America (INFRA) programs.
Nuria Fernandez Joining USDOT
Nuria Fernandez is moving on from her position as Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) General Manager/CEO to join the Biden-Harris Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation, VTA reported Jan. 19. Evelynn Tran is now interim General Manager/CEO.
New USDOT Deputy: Polly Trottenberg
Former New York City Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg has been tapped as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation.
What’s the Status of Hyperloop Standardization?
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released a status report on hyperloop standard development.
Bradbury Acting U.S. SEC DOT
Following Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s resignation, effective Jan. 11, Steven G. Bradbury is Acting Secretary of Transportation in accordance with the Department’s established order of succession.
Chao to Trump: I’m Done
In the wake of the Jan. 6 siege on the United States Capitol by a violent mob of Donald Trump supporters, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has resigned. The wife of outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is the first member of the defeated President’s Cabinet to quit in the wake of the insurrection fueled by Trump’s insistence that he actually won what he calls a “stolen” 2020 election “by a landslide.” Chao’s resignation is effective Jan. 11.