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FILE - Motorist traveling southbound on Interstates 90 and 94 for Indiana approach the intersection with Interstate 55 for St. Louis, Dec. 21, 2017, in Chicago. The $1 trillion infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden signs into law on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, represents a historic achievement at a time of deeply fractured politics. But the compromises needed to bridge the political divide suggest that the spending might not be as transformative as Biden has promised for the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) — Biden_Infrastructure_52021

Contracting

You might have thought the infrastructure bill had lots of procurement money. Think again.

Nearly 80% of the trillion dollar infrastructure bill is slated for grants. Only a sliver is destined for federal contracts.

Congress

Several Transportation Department agencies back to work this morning following a brief shutdown

Workforce

Updated: Biden signs stopgap highway spending bill bringing 3,700 Transportation Dept. employees back to work