Highway Infrastructure Senate Committee Unanimously Approves $287B, Five-Year Highway Bill Updated 7/30/19 Committee approves measure on unanimous vote Tom Ichniowski July 30, 2019 One Comment UPDATED 7/30 with committee approval. Measure is silent on how to pay for the increased spending.Read More
Highway Infrastructure Senate Panel Aims for Highway Bill Vote by August Break Tom Ichniowski July 23, 2019 No Comments UPDATE 7/23/19: Environment and Public Works Chairman Barrasso plans Aug. 1 committee vote on five-year bill.Read More
Water Infrastructure Floor Votes Next Step for Water Resources Bills Tom Ichniowski May 25, 2018 No Comments Senate and House committees unanimously clear measures authorizing more than $2.4 billion for Corps projects.Read More
Water Infrastructure New Water-Resources Bill Unveiled in Senate Tom Ichniowski May 8, 2018 No Comments Legislation authorizes $2.4 billion to build six new Corps of Engineers projects.Read More
Federal Buildings Federal Agencies Pledge a Plan B for New FBI Headquarters GSA, FBI to send new proposal to Congress in 120 days Tom Ichniowski August 2, 2017 No Comments GSA and FBI killed earlier proposal for suburban D.C. HQ to be built via swap with developer.Read More
Infrastructure Finance Ideas Floated To Charge Up TIFIA Loan Program Tom Ichniowski July 14, 2017 No Comments Trump administration infrastructure plan expected to propose boost in 19-year-old federal loan program.Read More
Federal Buildings Senate Panel To Look Into Decision To Kill FBI Headquarters Project Plan includes new suburban D.C. FBI building, redeveloping downtown site Tom Ichniowski July 13, 2017 No Comments GSA and the FBI say funding is $882 million short of what's needed for the 2-million-sq-ft project.Read More
WRDA Backers May Have to Wait Until Fall Advocates have pushed for Senate vote by July 15 recess Tom Ichniowski July 8, 2016 No Comments Senate and House committees have cleared bills authorizing more than two-dozen Corps projects.Read More