Sean Duffy News Updates

Government

DOT Pauses Planned Workforce Cuts Due to Litigation

The Department of Transportation said it鈥檚 pausing cuts to its workforce while it waits for resolution in pending legal battles over efforts to reduce the size of the federal government.

May 30, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

NYC Wins Order Against US Funding Freeze in Congestion Fight

New York won a court order temporarily barring the Trump administration from withholding federal approvals or funds for the state鈥檚 transportation projects.

May 27, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Transportation Secretary Duffy Finalizes 76 Projects

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy finalized 76 infrastructure grants among a backlog of 3,200 projects that had been approved under the Biden administration but left incomplete.

May 14, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

NYC Acts to Bar DOT From Denying Funds in Congestion Case

New York asked a judge to stop the Trump administration from withholding federal approvals or funds in the president鈥檚 push to end Manhattan鈥檚 congestion pricing program.

May 6, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Congestion Pricing Fight With DOT at Impasse, New York Says

New York is poised to seek an immediate court order in its lawsuit to protect its congestion pricing program from the Trump administration's push to shut it down.

May 2, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

ATA Urges Duffy to Focus on Training, Language, 鈥楥abotage鈥

The federation in an April 10 letter outlined entry-level driver training, English language proficiency and drivers entering the U.S. from Mexico and overstaying their visa.

April 10, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Transportation Secretary Duffy Promotes Permitting Reform

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is asking Congress to consider reforming permitting regulations specific to construction projects as part of an update to federal highway policies.

April 2, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

NYC Congestion Pricing Raises $52M Amid Trump Backlash

New York City鈥檚 congestion pricing raised about $52 million in toll revenue in February as President Donald Trump and Gov. Kathy Hochul remain in a standoff over his bid to end the program.

March 24, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

FMCSA鈥檚 Camire Removed From Website After Brief Appointment

The reason for the sudden departure has not been publicly announced. FMCSA has not issued a statement, and the Department of Transportation has not commented on the change.

March 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump Team Gives New York 30 Days to End Congestion Tolls

President Donald Trump and Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy are putting the state and Gov. Kathy Hochul 鈥渙n notice鈥 after New York rebuffed the prior deadline.

March 20, 2025