Washington, D.C. – Garrett Eucalitto has been officially named president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Eucalitto is commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation and was the organization’s vice president. He will finish out Craig Thompson’s term in the role. The post Connecticut DOT commissioner named AASHTO president appeared first on Government […]
California – Kimberly Yu has been chosen as Long Beach Transit’s deputy CEO. Yu brings more than 20 years of transportation, operational management and strategic planning experience to the role. She most recently served as vice president of Southern California Transportation with an infrastructure consulting firm. The post Long Beach Transit deputy CEO appointed appeared first on Government […]
Washington, D.C. – The Department of Defense has appointed Nora Christine Dillman as deputy director of the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Dillman most recently served as associate deputy assistant administrator at the Drug Enforcement Administration. She brings more than 19 years of federal government experience to the position. The post U.S. Department of Defense names CIO […]
Profiles in Power highlights public officials nationwide who are improving their communities through their dedication, enthusiasm, creativity, and experience. This week’s profile is Joseph Jarrin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Budget of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). Public career highlights: I was appointed principal deputy assistant secretary for finance and budget at the […]
Rarely does Congress pass a bill that allocates $50 billion to cities and counties to support water infrastructure projects. But that happened when the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was passed by Congress several years ago. That funding was made available because of the critical need to protect and expand water infrastructure throughout America. As of May […]
After decades of relatively flat electricity demand, a surge of new data centers powering the artificial intelligence revolution are creating a challenge for the electrical grid to create enough energy. At a conference hosted by the White House last week, representatives from various levels of government, technology companies and electric utility providers convened to develop […]
The Department of the Interior announced Monday that it will hold a sale for offshore wind energy leases Oct. 29 in eight Gulf of Maine regions near Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine that could produce about 13 gigawatts of clean energy, enough to power more than 4.5 million homes. This announcement follows the approval of […]