Press and media
Newsroom
Press releases, speeches and testimony from the Department and its program offices.
Secretary announces $1.2 billion for rural bridge repair
Grants to 43 states for 284 bridges in poor condition, with a set-aside for counties under 50,000 people.
Remarks at the National Aviation Forum on modernizing air traffic control
The Secretary on the decade-long replacement of the technology under the national airspace system.
Public comment opens on the automated vehicle framework
The notice proposes a national reporting standard for crashes involving driving automation.
Testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
The Administrator on controller hiring, facility replacement and the fiscal year 2027 budget request.
The 2026 to 2030 strategic plan is published
Five goals, twenty objectives, and the measures the Department will report against each year.
New safety requirements finalized for liquefied natural gas by rail
The final rule sets tank car standards and routing requirements, effective January 2027.
Media contacts
- Press office
- Office of Public Affairs, 555-010-4570, weekdays 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern
- After hours
- Duty officer, 555-010-4000
- pressoffice@agency.example
- Interview requests
- Include outlet, deadline and topic; the desk replies within one business day