February 4, 2003 | DOT, Headlines
(The following press release was issued by the Department of Transportation.) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation today unveiled its proposed fiscal year 2004 budget, requesting $54.3 billion – a 6 percent increase over President Bush’s 2003...
January 15, 2003 | DOT, Headlines
WASHINGTON — As part of the Bush Administration’s ongoing commitment to strengthen security throughout the nation’s transportation system, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today announced $148 million in new transportation security...
January 10, 2003 | DOT, Headlines, TTD
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following statement was issued today by Sonny Hall, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, in response to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) decision to deny collective bargaining rights to newly...
January 10, 2003 | DOT, Headlines
WASHINGTON — The leader of the Transportation Security Administration took action today to block an effort to unionize 56,000 federal screeners at airports, saying collective bargaining for them was “not compatible” with the fight against terrorism,...
January 10, 2003 | DOT, Headlines
WASHINGTON — Adm. James Loy, under secretary of transportation for security, today signed an order precluding collective bargaining by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners after determining “mandatory collective bargaining is not...
January 8, 2003 | DOT, Headlines
WASHINGTON — In August 2002, Secretary Mineta underwent a surgical procedure at Walter Reed Army Medical Center intended to relieve persistent back pain. Following a trip to visit Coast Guard members at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba over Thanksgiving, the pain reappeared...
December 20, 2002 | DOT, Headlines
WASHINGTON –Kris Kringle, d.b.a. Santa Claus, got the green light today from the U.S. Department of transportation (DOT) to engage in air travel to various points throughout the United States the night of Dec. 24-25. An order granting a flight certificate and...
November 22, 2002 | DOT, Headlines
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today called on students from throughout the country to put their creativity to work and submit essays to a contest sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Garrett A. Morgan...
October 31, 2002 | DOT, Headlines
BOISE — When U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta came to Boise on Wednesday to talk about airport security, the stop also gave Mayor Brent Coles a chance to lobby the senior Bush administration official about plans for a regional commuter rail line, the...
October 30, 2002 | DOT, Headlines
CLEAR LAKE, Tex. — In a significant move against the proposed San Jacinto Railroad line, Congressman Nick Lampson has written the Secretary of the Department of Transportation a letter denouncing the controversial project, the Clear Lake Citizen reported....
