October 17, 2025 The government shutdown marked its third week without much fuss, which suggests it might be on its way to take over the 35-day record shutdown set by… Read More
Department of Transportation
The Senate confirmed Michael Rutherford of Florida to serve as the Department of Transportation’s first assistant secretary for multimodal freight infrastructure and policy. Confirmation for the former railroad executive… Read More
On August 29, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the withdrawal or termination of $679 million in federal funding for 12 offshore wind projects across America —including planned “wind… Read More
On August 29, as covered in this issue, the Department of Transportation and Maritime Administration pulled $679 million from a range of offshore wind projects, calling their future into question. Read More
After an earlier request failed to produce a workable list of nominations, the Department of the Army published a second notice requesting nominations to serve on the Inland Waterways… Read More
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the awarding of grants July 21 totaling $8.75 million through the Maritime Administration’s Small Shipyard Grant program. The grants target projects that a focus on… Read More
June 20, 2025 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is requesting comments on its notice for proposed rulemaking on reissuing its nationwide permits (NWPs) with modifications to reduce burdens on… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced Sang H. Yi as acting maritime administrator. As acting head of the Maritime Administration (MarAd), Yi will play a critical role in advancing… Read More
A federal court ruled against President Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, rejecting his claim that presidents have such power under a 1977 emergency economic powers law. Based in… Read More
Former MarAd Administrator Ann Phillips On January 12, Maritime Administrator Ann C. Phillips, a rear admiral of the U.S. Navy (ret.), departed the Maritime Administration (MarAd) ahead of the inauguration… Read More
