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Senate panel approves Mark Rosekind to lead highway safety
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has approved President Obama’s nominee to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTHSA). Last month Obama announced National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member Mark Rosekind as his nominee to lead the highway safety agency, which faced scrutiny following its handling of auto recalls by several car companies […]
December 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
NTSB stops, delays thousands of investigations due to government shutdown
The federal government shutdown has been in effect for nearly two weeks and has so far resulted in 18,481 furloughs in the U.S. Department of Transportation and the suspension of most DOT programs not safety-related. Many DOT administrations have stopped social media and web interactions because no one is available to monitor them, and ARTBA […]
October 14, 2013
Roadbuilding
Senate Commerce Committee to meet Tuesday about private transportation funding
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will meet Tuesday to discuss potential private sector sources of transportation infrastructure funding, according to a report from The Hill. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) said Tuesday that lawmakers need to make a bipartisan effort to put in place transportation funding. “Congress has shown neither […]
September 24, 2013
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