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Review of Los Angeles Airport Contracts Finds Irregularities

March 9, 2016

Los Angeles World Airports has come under fire for awarding $356 million in contracts without achieving the city-mandated minimum of three bidders.

FTA Chief Bolts for LA Metro Post

Debra K. Rubin

March 9, 2016

Therese McMillan, acting agency chief, is the second high-level poach by Los Angeles transit CEO Philip Washington in the last six months.

EPA Unveils New Cleanup Plan for Passaic River in N.J.

Jeff Rubenstone

March 9, 2016

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 4 finalized its plan to clean up a heavily polluted section of the Passaic River in New Jersey.

Construction Unemployment Falls for Sixth Consecutive Year

Tom Ichniowski

March 9, 2016

Construction’s unemployment rate continued its long stretch of year-over-year improvement in February, falling to 8.7% from the year-earlier 10.6%, but the rate was slightly worse than January’s 8.5%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

DOE Defends Loan and Research Programs

Pam Hunter McFarland

March 9, 2016

Critics contend that the Dept. of Energy’s loan-guarantee and Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) programs are a burden on taxpayers, but current and former DOE officials disagree, saying the programs will enable the U.S. to retain its leadership in an increasingly competitive global energy marketplace.

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