October 29, 2025 Update (U.S. DOT Publishes FAQs on Interim Final Rule for DBE Program) -
On October 24, 2025, the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) published frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the...more
The United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) entitled “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise in Airports Concessions Program...more
On September 22, 2025, our Infrastructure Group hosted a webinar covering the latest federal policy developments and the effects on funding and financing in surface transportation infrastructure.
During this complimentary...more
Please join our Infrastructure Group on September 22nd from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. PT for a webinar covering the latest federal policy developments and the effects on funding and financing in surface transportation...more
Background and Context -
The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program (the “NEVI Program”) was established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Public Law 117-58 and was authorized...more
Fundamental changes are in the works for energy, transportation and water project development as federal agencies are implementing new policies and have begun updating their rules in response to President Trump’s numerous...more
Fundamental changes are in the works for energy, transportation and water project development as federal agencies are implementing new policies and have begun updating their rules in response to President Trump’s numerous...more
7/22/2025
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February 24, 2025 Update (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) -
The evening of February 21, 2025, Judge Adam B. Adelson, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, issued a preliminary injunction enjoining...more
2/25/2025
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Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Trump Administration
February 12, 2025 Update -
The evening of February 11, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the Administration’s request for an administrative stay of the TRO and subsequent order enforcing...more
Since January 20, 2025, there have been a number of executive orders and agency guidance and memoranda that have the potential to impact a wide range of industries nationwide. While the full impact of these actions is not yet...more
Since January 20, 2025, there have been a number of executive orders and agency guidance and memoranda that have the potential to impact a wide range of industries nationwide. While the full impact of these actions is not yet...more
Sean Duffy was sworn in as the 20th Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) on January 29, 2025, and immediately issued directives that will impact the operations of the Department and its...more
2/3/2025
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Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
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President Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2025, and issued numerous executive orders later that afternoon. Many of these executive orders, including one that directly referenced infrastructure, paused federal funding for...more
On September 23, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (the “Court”) issued an Opinion and Order in Mid-America Milling Co., LLC, et al., v. U.S. Department of Transportation, et. al.,...more
On September 23, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued an Opinion and Order in Mid-America Milling Co., LLC, et al., v. U.S. Department of Transportation, et. al., No....more
Join us on March 19, 2024 for the next presentation in our Infra Insight webinar series focusing on the Build America Buy America Act.
While the Build America Buy America Act aims to promote domestic manufacturing and...more
At the end of 2015, two modal administrations of the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT) have encountered changes to their Buy America programs. Both the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Federal...more
On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the “Fix America’s Surface Transportation Act,” Public Law 114-94 ("FAST Act"). As finally enacted, the FAST Act exceeds 400 pages in length. This paper reviews those...more
Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”) grants fund billions of transit-related projects throughout the United States. In an effort to improve the project delivery process for those projects, the FTA on September 3, 2015,...more
9/10/2015
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On June 29, 2015, the Federal Highway Administration ("FHWA") issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") related to the construction manager/general contractor ("CM/GC") method of contracting. The NPRM is a long-awaited...more
On February 27, 2015, the Federal Transit Administration ("FTA") published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") in the Federal Register requesting comment on a proposed rule that the FTA believes would strengthen State...more
On February 27, 2015, the Federal Railroad Administration ("FRA") published its proposed rule on Risk Reduction Programs in the Federal Register. The proposed rule would require Class I railroads and railroads with an...more
Earlier today, President Barack Obama released his approximately $4 trillion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2016, which begins on October 1 of this year. While the President’s proposed budget covers everything from defense...more
On Friday, September 5, 2014, the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) published its final rule for Value Engineering (“VE”) for road and bridge projects. The new rule implements changes made to VE requirements under...more
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx chaired a “virtual” town hall meeting, entitled “Moving from Uncertainty to Long-Term Transportation Investment,” on August 6, 2014. The town hall was open to the general public, as...more