RT @SamOgozalek: .@ChrisMarquette_ and I found that the GOP’s megalaw clawed back billions for road projects — including in districts repre….

RT @Oriana0214: According to a doc viewed by POLITICO, 25 advisory committees involving DOT have been affected. That includes a rulemaking….

The membership rolls for dozens of committees that advise the Transportation Department on safety and other matters have been purged over what DOT cites as infrequent meetings and DEI and climate concerns. (w/@Oriana0214).

"Trump’s auto tariffs are expected to take their bite on vehicle prices — and soon".

This morning's Morning Transportation w/@ChrisMarquette_ and @Oriana0214:. "Electric vehicle fees on the horizon".

The federal office that regulates the safety of driverless cars has "lost almost all of its staff" as a result of the Trump administration's attempts to cut employees, according to Senate appropriators.

RT @ChrisMarquette_: What the Tesla verdict means for AV policy

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy suggested FAA officials are interfering in the board's investigation into the Washington crash, though she quickly walked that back, saying she didn't think the agency was trying to hide anything.

Over the past three days at the NTSB, federal investigators have laid out a series of facts showing that the deadly midair crash in Washington this year was a disaster decades in the making. (w/@Oriana0214, @ChrisMarquette_, @SamOgozalek).

RT @Oriana0214: Controllers asked for fewer flights at Reagan National before a midair collision. That never happened. .

From today's hearing for @politico: FAA officials defended air traffic controller staffing levels at Reagan National the day of a deadly midair collision in January, despite concerns that the control tower has been chronically understaffed.

RT @Oriana0214: NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy lit into FAA officials for dragging their feet:.“Everybody in FAA, in the tower, was saying the….

During today's hearing, NTSB focused largely on the flight of the Army helicopter at the time of the crash and routes taken. (5). Tomorrow, air traffic control and "collision avoidance technology" are on the docket. Onto tomorrow!.

And a medical flight exec said helicopters are still flying around Washington without location transmitting technology (called ADS-B). This comes even after it was revealed that the Army helicopter's ADS-B was not active at the time of the crash (4):.

Also, the helicopter that was involved in the midair crash was equipped with an altimeter whose readings could be inaccurate up to 130 feet. (3). The helicopter was flying about 100 feet higher than it should have been at the time of the crash:.

Air traffic controllers had wanted to close the helicopter route that has wound up being at the center of the investigation into the crash. But documents made public today show that those proposed changes were seen as "too political." (2). w/@Oriana0214:.

🧵Today was Day One of the NTSB's fact-finding hearing on the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and passenger plane that happened in Washington early this year. (1). For a recap of today's findings (w/@Oriana0214):.

RT @Oriana0214: Senate spending bill looks to nix any air traffic control privatization via @POLITICOPro w/ @SamOgo….

In light of recent news, check out this story from earlier this year where I had the chance to speak with Rep. Capriglione about his efforts to create one of Texas' own versions of DOGE — the Delivery of Government Efficiency committee, which he chairs.

"Senate bill prods DOT on some unfinished business after East Palestine derailment". Appropriators want the FRA to complete it's update of "vent and burn" guidance and PHMSA to expand its definition of what a "high-hazard flammable train" is.