Tag Archives: Department of Transportation

A new Federal Aviation Administration-formed task force will convene this week to develop requirements and policies for an unmanned aircraft system registration system in the U.S., FCW reported Monday. Mark Rockwell writes Earl Lawrence, director of the UAS integration office at FAA, and Google‘s Project Wing lead Dave Vos will serve as co-chairs …

The General Services Administration is seeking partner from the private sector to redevelop the Volpe Center in exchange for majority ownership of the property. GSA issued a request for information Tuesday to gather ideas from the real estate development community on an approach to refurbish the John A. Volpe National Transportation …

Richard McKinney, the Transportation Department‘s chief information officer, discussed how the agency worked to bolster cybersecurity during a speech Wednesday at the Federal Forum in Washington, FCW reported Wednesday. Colby Hochmuth writes that McKinney and DOT Chief Information Security Officer Joe Albough collaborated with consulting firm Mischel Kwon and Associates …

President Barack Obama acknowledged Carolyn Colvin’s work as acting chief of the Social Security Administration with a planned nomination that would formalize her role as commissioner. Colvin, deputy commissioner of social security for the SSA for over three years, has also been serving as the agency’s acting commissioner since February …

The Transportation Department is pushing an initiative to review and train its executives and evaluate the hiring process amid employee survey results that highlighted leadership and training as focus areas, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Brian Crew, the agency’s associate director for human capital planning and solutions, said the program will …

Anthony Foxx has won Senate approval to head the U.S. Department of Transportation, Reuters reported Thursday. Foxx, 42, got the unanimous vote after earning bipartisan support from the Senate Commerce Committee earlier in the week. At DOT, he will oversee approximately 53,000 employees and a $72 billion budget. President Obama’s latest cabinet member …

With time running out until the federal government is forced to a halt after the plug on its funding is pulled, lawmakers in the House and Senate are scrambling to pass appropriations bills before the Nov. 18 deadline. With four days left, lawmakers have yet to agree on legislation regarding …

The Transportation Department seems willing to embrace Apple’s iPad for department-wide usage. Now the only question that remains is when. Government Attic reports the FAA has tested out 800 iPads and that other heads of transportation agencies seem to agree that integrating the iPad would be a beneficial move. Bill …

Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood told the Chicago Tribune Thursday would only stay in his position for one term and will not run for public office again. Lahood was a representive in Congress for 14 years. His position in Congress ended in January 2009 when he was nominated to his current …

The Senate approved legislation Thursday to temporarily extend funding for airport and highway renewal projects, averting a shutdown. By a 92-6 vote, the Senate extended the operating authority of the Federal Aviation Administration through January. Transportation Department highway and transit programs through March. The House approved the measure Tuesday by …