Halt in federal highway program reveals lobby’s larger frustrations

By Matthew Lewis

The transportation lobby stands united in its collective angst with Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky, whose objections to deficit spe

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Transportation":

"… ngton with phone calls, and sought answers to questions that even the U.S. Department of Transportation was not prepared to answer. Among them: Who will perform the federal accou …"

"… icans what they will get from any increase in federal investment. The U.S. Department of Transportation, after all, released a list of projects affected by the shutdown. And stat …"

Government agencies blew $125 billion on improper payments

By Laurel Adams

GAO identifies $125 billion in improper government payments in 2010

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"… uce overall improper payments,” the GAO said in its report.FAST FACT:The Department of Transportation and U.S Postal Service failed to report risk assessments of their programs …"

Stimulating hypocrisy: Scores of Recovery Act opponents sought money out of public view

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

Scores of Recovery Act opponents sought money out of public view

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"… dential campaign, sent a letter offering his “conditional support” for Department of Transportation funds for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. “My longstanding pol …"

"… Cao, who voted against the stimulus, later submitted two letters to the Department of Transportation requesting funds for projects in his district, including a request for str …"

"… lure.” Two months later he signed five letters requesting funds from the Department of Transportation for a variety of stimulus projects, including a railroad rehabilitation pr …"

"… s requested projects was accepted, with $20 million being earmarked by the Department of Transportation for a bridge replacement between Milton, Ky., and Madison, Ind.Lamar Alexa …"

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Main Street chases transportation money

By Matthew Lewis

chases transportation money

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"… rants, or Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, from the Department of Transportation, for which local governments directly competed with states, transit agenci …"

How does high-speed rail get from here to there?

By Matthew Lewis

Backers of high-speed rail service have never been more excited. Thanks to the unabashed enthusiasm of the Obama administration, $13 billion

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"… maximum benefits.” At least some federal guidance is in the offing. The Department of Transportation, which has worked to identify possible corridors for high-speed rail servi …"

New, performance-based method of divvying up funds at risk

By Matthew Lewis

Public transportation advocates are up in arms this week over the latest twist in an ongoing war between mass transit and highway funding in

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"… n discretionary grant program, money would go not to the states but to the Department of Transportation for projects in the mode of its choice — highway, transit, rail, or port …"

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Energy Department has denied info requests for months

By Peter Newbatt Smith

October 27, 2000 — Since 1999, The Public i has attempted to obtain information about the bidding process in the sale of the Elk Hills oil r

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"… he Department of Interior.“I was in charge of procurement policy at DOT [Department of Transportation], FAA [the old Federal Aviation Agency] and the U.S. Railway Association, …"

Cash stimulates auto sales, real estate not so much

By Joe Eaton

Americans, it seems, may prefer new wheels to new homes. Compared to the wildly popular auto trade-in program “cash for clunkers,” the $8,0

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"… to the amount of cash the first-time homebuyer credit cost in a month.The Department of Transportation said this week it has received voucher requests worth $775 million since t …"

Did 'cash for clunkers' run dry or not?

By Joe Eaton

Thought “cash for clunkers” had run dry? Not quite. Despite widespread reports that the wildly popular program has burned through its $1 bil

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"… billion budget, nearly a quarter of the money may remain.According to the Department of Transportation, as of today the government has received 184,000 voucher requests, which t …"

Local officials say they’re in the dark on dangerous freight rail traffic

By Jim Morris

Sixty-two cities in the United States have been deemed “high threat urban areas” by the Department of Homeland Security, meaning they’re sus

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"… rtiveness allowed under rules issued by the FRA and a sister agency at the Department of Transportation, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, “means ther …"

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