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Regulatory Alert: President Trump Issues Order Directing Agencies to Identify Regulations for Repeal or Modification
Yesterday evening, President Trump issued an executive order directing each federal agency, including the FAA and EPA, to review and identify for repeal or modification any regulations or guidance documents.
02/20/2025
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Hearing Report: Senate Commerce Committee Members Question Steven Bradbury
The Senate Commerce Committee today held a nomination hearing for Steven Bradbury – the President’s pick to serve as Deputy Secretary of Transportation.
02/20/2025
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Airport Alert: New Official Acting as TSA Administrator
This afternoon, TSA announced that Adam Stahl will serve as the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the TSA Administrator, replacing Melanie Harvey in that role.
02/18/2025
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Regulatory Alert: President Trump Issues Order on Reducing the Federal Workforce
This afternoon, President Trump issued an executive order directing the White House’s OMB and each federal agency, including the FAA, to take significant steps to reduce the size of the federal workforce.
02/11/2025
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Hearing Report: DFW Testifies Before House Aviation Subcommittee on Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems
This morning, the House Aviation Subcommittee held a hearing to discuss unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations and ways to coordinate and expand detection and mitigation activities beyond what is currently permitted for both federal agencies and state and local law enforcement.
02/06/2025
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Regulatory Alert: EPA Extends Comment Period for Proposed 2026 MSGP for Stormwater Discharges
Today, the EPA extended the deadline for submitting responses to the agency’s proposed multi-sector general permit (MSGP), which would, if finalized, outline the terms and conditions for authorizing certain airports to discharge industrial stormwater.
02/03/2025
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Regulatory Alert: President Trump Issues Order Directing Agencies to Take Deregulatory Action
On Friday evening, President Trump issued an executive order directing each federal agency to ensure that at least 10 existing regulations or guidance documents are repealed if such agency seeks to promulgate a new regulation or guidance document.
02/03/2025
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Regulatory Alert: President Trump Appoints Chris Rocheleau as Deputy FAA Administrator; Orders Assessment of Aviation Safety
This afternoon, in the aftermath of the tragic aircraft collision yesterday evening, President Trump officially appointed Chris Rocheleau as Deputy Administrator of the FAA.
01/30/2025
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Regulatory Alert: White House Rescinds Order Temporarily Pausing Federal Financial Assistance
This afternoon, the White House’s OMB rescinded a controversial memorandum that directed each federal agency, including the FAA, to “temporarily pause” all activities related to the “obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance” that may be implicated by any of the executive orders signed by President Trump since he took office last week.
01/29/2025
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Regulatory Alert: White House Issues Order Temporarily Pausing Federal Financial Assistance; Impact on Airports Unclear
Yesterday evening, the White House’s OMB reportedly issued a memorandum directing each federal agency, including the FAA, to “temporarily pause” all activities related to the “obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance.”
01/28/2025
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Airport Alert: Senate Confirms Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary
The Senate today confirmed Sean Duffy to be the next Secretary of the DOT.
01/28/2025
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Airport Alert: Noem Confirmed as Secretary of DHS
In a rare Saturday vote, the Senate confirmed South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as the next Secretary of Homeland Security.
01/25/2025
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Regulatory Alert: President Trump Issues Executive Order on DEI and Affirmative Action Programs
On Tuesday evening, President Trump issued an executive order aimed at ending DEI policies that have been implemented by federal contractors and grant recipients and are in violation of federal civil rights laws.
01/23/2025
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Action Alert: AAAE Urges Congress to Fund Key Airport Priorities as Work Begins to Finalize FY25 Spending; Please Amplify Our Message
Yesterday, leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees met to begin the process of finalizing FY25 spending bills for the federal government.
01/23/2025
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Regulatory Alert: White House Clarifies Order Pausing Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding
The White House’s OMB issued a memorandum clarifying one of President Trump’s executive orders that required each federal agency, including the FAA, to “immediately pause the disbursement of funds” appropriated through the IIJA, popularly known as the BIL, and IRA.
01/22/2025
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Regulatory Alert: President Trump Takes Series of Executive Actions on Day One
Yesterday evening, President Trump took a series of executive actions on his first day in office.
01/21/2025
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Airport Alert: TSA Administrator Pekoske Ousted
According to several press reports, President Trump asked TSA Administrator David Pekoske to leave his position.
01/20/2025
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Hearing Report: Nomination Hearing Held for Secretary of Homeland Security Nominee Kristi Noem
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to serve as the Secretary of DHS, received a cordial bipartisan welcome from lawmakers during her nomination hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee.
01/17/2025
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Regulatory Alert: FAA Leadership Set to Transition on Inauguration Day
With President-elect Trump set to take office on Monday, the FAA is expected to see several notable changes with its leadership team, and we wanted to provide an update on the latest with the ongoing transition.
01/16/2025
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Hearing Report: Sean Duffy Receives Warm Welcome at Senate Commerce Committee
Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to serve as the head of the DOT, received a warm welcome from lawmakers during a nomination hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
01/15/2025
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Airport Alert: Saying Goodbye to a Consequential 2024 and Getting Ready for 2025; Thank You for Your Support!
Following House passage of a bill to keep the federal government operating through March 14 (see Airport Alert), the Senate approved the measure early Saturday morning, averting a shutdown and effectively closing the book on 2024 and the 118th Congress.
12/23/2024
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Airport Alert: House Approves Temporary Funding Patch
House Republican leaders on Friday unveiled and managed to gain passage with overwhelming bipartisan support of a continuing resolution that extends federal funding through March 14, 2025.
12/21/2024
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Airport Alert: Efforts to Avoid Government Shutdown Continue
After two failed attempts this week to extend federal funding beyond midnight, when it expires under the terms of a previous continuing resolution, House Republican leaders are still scrambling to come up with a plan to avoid a government shutdown.
12/20/2024
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Airport Alert: Continuing Resolution to Fund the Federal Government Until March 14 Introduced
The House late on December 17 released a 1,547-page continuing resolution (CR) that will continue federal government funding until March 14, 2025, and provide $100 billion in supplemental disaster relief funding.
12/18/2024
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Airport Alert: Four Federal Agencies Released Statement About Their Ongoing Response to Reported Drone Sightings in the U.S.
Yesterday evening, DHS, DoD, the FAA, and the FBI released a joint statement discussing their ongoing response to drone sightings in New Jersey and other locations in the United States.
12/17/2024
