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Press Releases

If you are interested in searching for press releases prior to 2025, please visit our News Archive.

August 6, 2025

Federal Transit Administration Launches Inquiry into Storage of Electric Buses at SEPTA Following Multiple Battery Fires

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) demands one of the nation's largest transit systems, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), report on practices for the storage of decommissioned...

August 2, 2025

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Marc Molinaro as 16th Senate-Confirmed Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced Marcus J. Molinaro has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 16th Administrator of the...

July 31, 2025

Federal Transit Administration Rolls Out Guidance for Host Cities of 2026 FIFA World Cup Games Navigating Safety and Charter Bus Standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) released a video series providing guidance to public transit agencies, private bus operators and host cities as they prepare to move...

July 28, 2025

ICYMI: FTA Senior Advisor Marc Molinaro: Crime in The Subway is Real by Any Name

WASHINGTON, DC -- On July 25, FTA Senior Advisor Marc Molinaro published a piece in New York Daily News...

July 25, 2025

U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy Unleashes American Energy, Saves American Public Transit Riders from Biden-Buttigieg's Green New Deal Agenda

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Under the direction of U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that grant recipients of FTA's Low or No Emission Grant Program will now...

July 7, 2025

Transportation Secretary Duffy Doubles Down on Questions Over MTA’s Crime Strategy as Assaults Are Up 66% Since 2019

MTA has dodged Inquiries into safety measures, security information

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), on behalf of U.S. Transportation (USDOT)...

June 30, 2025

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Unveils Sweeping Updates to NEPA at USDOT to Fast Track Roads, Bridges, & Other Key Infrastructure

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June 26, 2025

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Calls Out LA Leaders for Failed Response to Riots Ahead of FIFA World Cup and Olympics

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today called out Los Angeles (LA) County leaders for their weak leadership during the LA riots that led to service cancellations on federally funded transit systems across Los Angeles. Secretary...

June 10, 2025

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Clears 1/3 of Biden-Buttigieg Backlog in Lightning Speed to Get America Building Again

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the Department has cleared another 529 infrastructure grants to get America building again. The latest grants, which total more than $2.9 billion, bring the total number approved to...

May 29, 2025

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Slashes Red Tape Across FHWA, NHTSA, and FMCSA to Unburden Americans of Costly Regulations

WASHINGTON - Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy announced today 52 deregulatory actions across Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA...