Category: Public Works

May 31, 2023

The Biden administration’s latest foreign policy pillar prioritizes uniform standards on critical technologies within ally nations. Read More on FCW

May 30, 2023

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said Thursday it would begin work on major repairs to I-20 in Bossier City and parts of Shreveport. The much anticipate project will include reconstruction of all lanes of I-20 from just west […]

May 26, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced the most stringent car pollution standards for the U.S. to date, but our charging infrastructure is struggling to keep up with new regulations and increased consumer demand for electric vehicles. The Biden administration’s new […]

May 25, 2023

The House overwhelmingly passed legislation on Wednesday to permanently authorize the Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses—or VET-TEC—program, which provides eligible veterans with tuition support to receive training for careers in the tech sector. The 409-9 vote came after a […]

May 25, 2023

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a dozen government spending bills into law on Wednesday, setting funding for the next two years. In total, the bills provide more than $500 million for technology initiatives across state government — with $130 million […]

May 15, 2023

When the Biden administration’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending law passed in 2021, one of the top questions for state technology leaders was how they would be expected to manage funds from the four-year, $1 billion cybersecurity grant program they’d pushed […]

May 5, 2023

The NextGen Highways approach aims to utilize existing infrastructure ROWs to speed development of a more modern electric grid. A draft U.S. Department of Energy report in March estimated the United States could need about 47,300 GW-miles of new transmission […]

April 26, 2023

A full year continuing resolution would hamper needed tech upgrades, according to the FAA’s top official. Read More on FCW

April 20, 2023

You don’t need to search too long to find unmistakable signs that the trucking industry is transforming, requiring utilities and their regulators to think about grid planning in a whole new way. Just last week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced […]

April 19, 2023

On Monday, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed that state’s Transportation and Modernization Act into law, providing the state with a new strategy to accommodate its record growth in its rural and urban areas. The legislation will invest more than $3.3 […]

April 12, 2023

The proposed RIReady Municipal Road Fund Program in Gov. Dan McKee’s fiscal year 2024 budget would make available $20 million for bridge, road, and sidewalk projects on locally maintained city and town roads. Local communities often struggle to reach enough […]

March 22, 2023

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHSMA) announced it would make available more than $25 million in grant funding to improve safety. The grants, part of the pipeline and hazardous materials safety programs […]

March 17, 2023

For water and energy providers, consistent customer engagement has become a critical aspect of daily operations and overall success. Why? Modern convenience and technology have dramatically altered the expectations of today’s consumers. The silent energy provider is an antiquated concept, […]

March 15, 2023

The U.S. Department of Transportation opened applications Tuesday for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program, a $2.5 billion, five-year program to support community and neighborhood electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The first round of funding will make $700 million […]

March 7, 2023

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is seeking public feedback through June 1 on its Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program. The plan will invest $2.6 billion in pavement and bridge preservation projects statewide over five years. This includes $669 […]

March 3, 2023

On Wednesday, U.S. Reps. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) joined U.S. Sens. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue new rules for vehicle emission standards. In a letter to […]

February 27, 2023

A proposal by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) would invest $100 billion over 10 years in transportation. The proposal is an estimated $15 billion more than the 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP). It would increase funding to border infrastructure, […]

February 24, 2023

Department of Defense officials who authorized the use of commercial cloud services across components of the agency did not review all required documentation needed to determine potential security concerns, leaving DOD’s armed forces unaware of vulnerabilities and cybersecurity risks across […]

February 22, 2023

Duke is positioning itself to facilitate fleet electrification at a time when companies are focused on their environmental footprint. “Electric fleet commitments are increasing as companies with ambitious sustainability goals work to decarbonize business operations,” Harry Sideris, executive vice president […]

February 16, 2023

Agovernment that the public does not trust is collecting more of its data than ever before. Recent landmark data-privacy laws — like the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act — reveal a growing interest […]