Transportation Department

House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, along with Reps. Gerry Connolly and Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.), want to know why there have been so many challenges in issuing full and correct back pay to federal employees after the recent government shutdown.

In today’s Federal Newscast, Representative TJ Cox’s (D-CA) first introduced legislation in Congress is meant to ease the financial hardship furloughed federal employees are currently enduring.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Justice Department said Sgt. Ikaika Kang provided sensitive military documents and military equipment to who he thought were members of ISIS.

The Transportation Department could do a bit more to help inform harried passengers about the limited rights they do have.

While funding for FEMA’s new headquarters holds up progress on DHS’ St. Elizabeths campus, GSA is one step closer to getting the go-ahead to buy the Transportation Department’s currently leased headquarters.

Among the ideas included in the Trump administration’s reorganization proposal are recommendations to create a new public-private research center and move some aspects of FEMA and TSA to the Transportation Department.

In today’s Federal Newscast, a whistleblower and the Office of Special Counsel said inspectors with the Federal Aviation Administration cleared planes for take off even though they did not have all of the needed safety information.

Not only does the federal government encourage the wider adoption of autonomous vehicles, it also has to regulate them.

The chairman of House Energy and Commerce Committee is seeking data on whether daylight saving time saves energy.

Amid budget uncertainty, agency chief financial officers are using data analytics to determine where the agencies can most effectively streamline programs.