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State transit officials look to invest in transportation infrastructure to assist economic development and a growing population, including more than $400 million for various transportation projects in Cobb County.
GOP lawmaker points to Colonial Pipeline as infrastructure vulnerability Crawford Humphreys © Greg Nash GOP lawmaker points to Colonial Pipeline as infrastructure vulnerability Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) said Wednesday that the recent ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline exposed "another vulnerability" in America's infrastructure. Speaking at The Hill's "The Future of Mobility Summit," Graves, who is the top Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, stressed the need to safeguard critical systems like utilities to prevent similar attacks in the fut...
Top Democrat: FCC actions are a 'potential setback' to autonomous vehicles Maggie Miller © Greg Nash Top Democrat: FCC actions are a 'potential setback' to autonomous vehicles House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) on Wednesday sharply criticized the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for relocating spectrum in a way that critics have said could hurt the development of autonomous vehicles. "We've got problems with the Federal Communications Commission, and they are impinging upon the bandwidth that we need for vehicle to vehic...
The operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline said Monday it hopes to have services mostly restored by the end of the week as the FBI and administration officials identified the culprits of a ransomware attack as a gang of criminal hackers. The attack stunned the Biden administration and the energy industry. Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45 percent of the fuel consumed on the East Coast, was forced on Saturday to halt operations after revealing an attack that it said had affected some of its systems. On Monday, U.S. officials sought to soothe concerns about price spikes or da...
The series of sit-downs will give leaders a sense if a bipartisan bill is possible by early July, which is Pelosi’s stated goal, or if Democrats will be forced to go it alone and advance a bill via budget reconciliation and a simple majority. As The Hill’s Jordain Carney notes, the next 100 days will also serve as a crucial test for the majority party. Schumer noted in a recent interview that along with infrastructure, the Senate is likely to vote on a number of partisan measures, including a bill to overhaul federal elections, which Republicans oppose. That legislation, coupled w...