Federal Funding Feds Freeze $18B for NYC Subway, Hudson Tunnel Projects James Leggate Debra K. Rubin October 1, 2025 No Comments U.S. Dept. of Transportation issued new DBE rule without comment and announced review of New York DBE practices.Read More
Federal Spending Government Shutdown's Impacts on Contractors Likely to Vary Across Programs James Leggate September 30, 2025 No Comments A last-ditch effort to avoid a shutdown failed in the Senate Sept. 30. Read More
Federal Spending US Congress Averts Federal Shutdown With 45-day Stopgap Measure Continuing resolution runs through Nov. 17 Tom Ichniowski October 1, 2023 No Comments Last-minute action also extends Federal Aviation Administration authorization through Dec. 31.Read More
Federal Spending US Government Shutdown Likely to Spare Some Infrastructure Programs Tom Ichniowski September 28, 2023 No Comments IIJA-funded programs that use advanced appropriations and are protected from cutbacks, but other programs may be affected.Read More
Federal Funding Congress Votes to Avert Shutdown, Adds $29B for Post-Disaster Rebuilds Biden signs measure into law, hours before deadline Tom Ichniowski September 30, 2021 No Comments Stopgap spending bill extends through Dec. 3.Read More
Infrastructure Funding New Spending Package Has Mixed Results for Federal Construction Programs Measure reflects Year Two of budget pact's infrastructure boost—over 2017 Tom Ichniowski February 20, 2019 No Comments Highway funding fares well in fiscal 2019 shutdown-ending package, other programs pared.Read More
Infrastructure Funding What Must Happen In The Next Three Weeks To Avoid Another Shutdown States may be cautious about spending commitments in the face of uncertainty Tom Ichniowski January 26, 2019 One Comment Funds should start to flow again at reopened agencies but month's backlog could slow permitting, other approvals.Read More
Transportation Transit Systems Start to Feel the Squeeze from the Shutdown Tom Ichniowski January 14, 2019 No Comments Lack of FTA personnel on the job hampers needed approvals.Read More
Shutdown Spares Some Construction Programs, But Highway Concerns Arise Tom Ichniowski January 9, 2019 No Comments The partial shutdown of the federal government is starting to affect some federal construction programs—such as those at the Federal Transit Administration—but other major infrastructure accounts have full 2019 funding and aren't harmed.Read More
Federal Spending Shutdown Affects Some, But Not All, Infrastructure Programs Tom Ichniowski January 3, 2019 No Comments UPDATE: House, now under Democrats' control, passes bills to end shutdown, but White House issues veto threat.Read More