LaHood announces $2 billion in high-speed rail awards

Tina Grady Barbaccia - May 09, 2011

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on May 6 announced $2 billion in high-speed rail awards providing an unprecedented investment to speed up trains in the Northeast Corridor, expand service in the Midwest and provide new, state-of-the-art locomotives and rail cars ...

U.S. DOT starts program to help small businesses compete for government contracts

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 22, 2010

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a new bonding education program aimed at helping qualified small and disadvantaged businesses compete for government contracting opportunities. In collaboration with the Surety and Fidelity Association of America (SFAA), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s ...