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Inspector: Safety Inspection System Adopted By FAA 'Falls Short'

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The government's oversight of hundreds of domestic and overseas repair stations that service U.S. airliners is ineffective and does...

Lucia Graves

Exxon Fake Twitter Account Suspended After Mocking Oil Giant

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 04.08.2013 | Green

A parody Twitter account mocking Exxon's response to spill clean-up in Arkansas has been suspended by Twitter. The account, which creators say was ...

Sequestration and the Failure of the Fourth Estate

Scott Lilly | Posted 05.13.2013 | Politics
Scott Lilly

It would be possible to cut the Federal Aviation Administration budget in a far less disruptive way than the sequestration plan outlined by the agency's administrator. Was it about grandstanding and budget hype?

The Sleeping Bear Dunes Are Getting Even More Scenic

Posted 02.19.2013 | Detroit

On the shores of Lake Michigan, Sleeping Bear Dunes is already heralded as America's most beautiful scenic overlook. A $100,000 grant from the U.S....

Dem Rep Doesn't Want Big Job

Patch | Shawn Drury | Posted 02.07.2013 | Politics

Media outlets reported on Thursday that Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-6) has had his name put forward to fill the vacancy for Secretary of Transportation by fel...

Sam Stein

In Exit Interview, Ray LaHood Warns Congress To Loosen The Purse Strings

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.30.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Leaving what he called "the best job I've ever had," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took some parting shots at lawmakers, mainly hi...

3 Surprises Lurking In Every Airfare

Christopher Elliott | Posted 03.09.2013 | Travel
Christopher Elliott

Your airline ticket isn't what it seems to be.

Improving the Department of Transportation: A Conversation With Ray LaHood

Tom Fox | Posted 03.06.2013 | Politics
Tom Fox

Ray LaHood is the 16th secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), which is ranked ninth out of 19 large agencies in the just-released 2012 "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government" rankings.

The few places where job satisfaction in federal goverment is up

Tom Fox | Posted 02.20.2013 | Politics
Tom Fox

Tom Fox is a guest contributor to the Washington Post's On Leadership section and is the vice president for leadership and innovation at the Partnersh...

Jason Cherkis

Veep Pick Paul Ryan Lobbied On Behalf Of Companies Who Gave Him Campaign Cash

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 08.21.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- In recent years, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) has increasingly held himself to a higher standard than the rest of Congress when it comes to ...

Huge Test Of Crashless Cars Hits The Road

Reuters | Deepa Seetharaman | Posted 10.21.2012 | Technology

By Deepa Seetharaman ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) - Cars that talk to each other and then alert their drivers to hazards are getting a...

Jason Cherkis

One Project Paul Ryan And President Obama Agreed On Federally Funding

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 08.16.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- As far back as 2004, city leaders in Janesville, Wis., Rep. Paul Ryan's (R) hometown, believed that their public bus system needed a new...

Don't Let Your Moving Company Hold Your Property Hostage!

Ebong Eka | Posted 09.29.2012 | Home
Ebong Eka

We've all moved one time or another and had to hire a moving company to help. Unfortunately, not all moving companies are legitimate and scams are pr...

Feds Crackdown On Shady Movers

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 08.01.2012 | Home

Sometimes, when a moving company has all your earthly possessions boxed up in a truck, they take it as a license to do whatever they like -- charge yo...

Fly First Class To Hong Kong For $33

AP | SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 07.19.2012 | Home

NEW YORK -- It was an airfare deal too good to be true: fly first class to Hong Kong for just 4 frequent flier miles and $33 in taxes. Clearly, it wa...

Pigs, Horses And Monkeys On A Plane, Oh My!

Posted 07.11.2012 | Travel

The U.S. Department of Transportation might soon allow exotic pets to fly on planes, so long as they are used as service animals, or to provide emotio...

WATCH: Knicks' Baron Davis Gives New Yorkers The 'Heads Up'

Posted 06.27.2012 | New York

Despite the constant flow of cars and bikers whizzing through the congested streets of New York, too many New Yorkers fail to pay proper attention to ...

Cutting Off Water For Traffic Violators And Other Bizzare Ways Towns Are Coping With Budget Woes

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.30.2012 | Business

In one New Mexico town you won’t just be in hot water for not paying your traffic fines, you won’t have any water at all. Traffic violators in...

Sharon Silke Carty

Fed Agency Wants To Stop Runaway Cars With Brake Override Technology

HuffingtonPost.com | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 04.13.2012 | Business

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that it wants automakers to install a brake override system aimed at stopping a ca...

Marjorie Backman

Improvements Proposed To Pedestrian Corridor In Midtown

HuffingtonPost.com | Marjorie Backman | Posted 04.06.2012 | New York

Tourists dawdle along the sidewalks, office workers try to brush by and cars crawl through the streets. Sometimes it seems like Midtown Manhattan has ...

DOT Approves Plan To Make Dangerous Delancey Street Safer

Posted 02.09.2012 | New York

Thanks to the city's Department of Transportation, a new plan is in the works to improve the busy intersections of Delancey Street into a more safe ar...

New Rules: Surprising Changes Coming To Airline Ads

George Hobica | Posted 03.27.2012 | Travel
George Hobica

If you're an airline, January 26, 2012 is a day that will go down in infamy.

Back On Track: Controversial Central Subway Project Takes Big Step Forward

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.19.2012 | San Francisco

San Francisco's controversial Central Subway project moved one step closer to completion this week when the city got a crucial okay from the federal g...

Paul Brady

Fliers May Be Sticker Shocked Thanks To New Pricing Regs

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Brady | Posted 01.19.2012 | Travel

Airline customers are in for sticker shock. New Department of Transportation rules will force airlines to advertise higher, all-inclusive prices be...

Feds Shutter Chinatown Bus Co. For Safety Violations

AP | Posted 12.29.2011 | Travel

PHILADELPHIA -- Concerns over vehicle and driver safety led federal regulators to shut down a bus company that took passengers from several cities to ...