Washington Waves

The Senate overwhelmingly voted to advance a bipartisan stopgap funding measure to avoid a government shutdown on October 1 and keep federal agencies funded through December 11. By… Read More

The National Maritime Center (NMC) said it has made substantial progress in reducing the backlog of applications from the 2026 funding lapse. “Effective immediately, complete applications are… Read More

Two top administration officials announced a $2-billion investment to build two new military ships at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard as part of President Donald Trump’s order to restore the… Read More

Key committees on both sides of the U.S. Capitol unanimously advanced their versions of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, sending the measures to floor action in… Read More

The National Maritime Center (NMC) announced it has made “substantial progress” in reducing the backlog of applications triggered by the 2026 lapse in appropriations. “Effective immediately, completed applications… Read More

Members of the public have until June 8 to weigh in on the much-anticipated report approved by President Donald Trump’s Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council. Adopted and… Read More

House and Senate Republicans hit an impasse over a Senate-passed budget blueprint designed to end the months-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and trigger an expedited… Read More

President Donald Trump signed into law a multi-bill spending package to end a nearly four-day partial government shutdown that had suspended services important to the waterways industry. According… Read More

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