Pete Buttigieg, secretary of the Department of Transportation (DoT), told lawmakers on Thursday about the need to address the country’s $1 trillion backlog of infrastructure projects. Buttigieg told lawmakers that he would
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a bill to authorize $12.9 billion in spending for the U.S. Coast Guard next fiscal year, roughly $1.56 billion above the amount President Trump has requested, Federal News Network
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Kelly Garehime, associate general counsel of regulatory affairs at United Launch Alliance, has said ULA believes the Federal Aviation Administration should re-engage with the aviation rulemaking committee in developing new launch licensing regulations
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The House of Representatives has passed two bills that seek to reduce the federal government’s footprint, consolidate real estate properties and negotiate office space lease deals. The Federal Asset Sale and Transfer Act
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Richard L. Haley II, assistant director at the FBI‘s facilities and finance division, has told a House subcommittee he believes consolidating the bureau’s offices into a new headquarters will increase collaboration among special agents, analysts and other
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The House has voted to extend federal transportation funding through Nov. 20 under a three-week stopgap measure that aims to prevent interruptions in highway infrastructure projects, The Hill reported Tuesday. Keith Laing
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has proposed legislation to reform the General Services Administration‘s authority to manage federal real estate and the Federal Protective Service‘s authority to secure federal buildings. A committee
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General Services Administration chief Dan Tangherlini told a Capitol Hill roundtable Tuesday that public-private partnerships are one approach the agency could take to reduce federal real estate, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday.
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will meet next week to consider President Obama’s proposal to create a national infrastructure bank. The proposed bank would provide $10 billion solely for transportation projects. Obama
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