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State Department begins widespread layoffs, cutting 1,353 staff as part of reorganization
The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to ...
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How Oregon’s Ambitious Transportation Plan Went Nowhere
A deal that would have raised billions for the state’s roads, bridges and transit imploded in the last days of the ...
Dept. of Transportation to eliminate rule requiring speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks
A new package was unveiled by Trump’s Department of Transportation to better support truck drivers, such as investing in ...
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Oregon Transportation Department says 10% of state road workers will be laid off by August
All told, state transportation leaders informed 483 workers – roughly 10% of the agency’s workforce – that their jobs will go ...
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Preventing crashes, protecting wildlife is goal of new WA plan
Two Washington state agencies are looking to improve corridors for wildlife while cutting down on traffic risks for motorists and animals.
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Department of Homeland Security Ends TSA’s ‘Shoes Off’ at Airports Across United States
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are expected to roll back the "shoes-off" airport security protocol at a Tuesday press conference in ...
Reports: TSA will no longer require all passengers to take shoes off at airport security checkpoints
After nearly two decades, passengers going through airport security in the United States may not have to take their shoes off ...
Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld to step down, governor says
Paul Wiedefeld will step down from his position as secretary of Maryland's Department of Transportation in August.