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Who is Sean Duffy, NASA's new interim chief? From champion lumberjack, reality TV star and Cabinet secretary to space

President Donald Trump has tapped Transportation Secretary and former reality TV star Sean Duffy to lead NASA on an interim basis. Here's what we know about the man.

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Trump names Sean Duffy as interim Nasa head after rejecting Elon Musk ally

Transportation secretary named as interim administrator of space agency as it faces crisis amid Trump’s budget cuts

The Guardian - US

Trump names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as interim NASA administrator

Trump abruptly announced the appointment of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy as acting NASA Administrator as the U.S. Senate reviews the space agency's proposed budget.

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Trump puts another nail in Musk friendship with his NASA appointee

Transport Secretary Sean Duffy, who fell out with tech boss over DOGE cuts to air traffic control, named as interim leader of space agency

The Independent UK

Who Is Sean Duffy, Trump's New Interim NASA Chief? Wife, Net Worth And Does He Have A Science Background?

Sean Duffy, a lawyer and ex-congressman, is now interim NASA chief. Lacking a science background, he brings political loyalty and administrative experience.

International Business Times UK

Trump Appoints Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy As Interim NASA Administrator

President Donald Trump has announced he is appointing Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as the interim NASA Administrator.

Benzinga

Senate confirms Bedford to head FAA - Roll Call

The Senate confirmed airline executive Bryan Bedford to lead the FAA as the agency addresses staffing shortages and modernizes infrastructure.

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New York City’s congestion pricing has cut pollution and traffic – but Trump still wants to kill it

With less congestion, less carbon pollution, less accidents, could it be a model for other US cities? Six months in, environmentalists say yes

The Guardian - US

TSA sees historic surge in airline travel with six daily records already reached this year

TSA screened almost 3.1 million passengers on June 22, making it the busiest travel day in the agency’s 24-year history

The Independent UK

Scrapped safety proposal for semi-trucks means they can zoom down US highways at top speed

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says revised rules will ‘get Washington out of your trucks and your business’

The Independent UK

GM, Toyota Call Out NHTSA Over Safety Rules, Say Regulator Is 'Stifling Innovation,' Holding Back Autonomous Vehicle Future

Major U.S. automakers, including General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM) and more have criticized the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for impeding progress.

Benzinga

Trump officials reverse pause on immigration raids targeting farms and hotels

The reported change in stance comes after the president admitted hardline immigration policies were ‘taking very good, long time workers’ from key industries

The Independent UK

Sean Duffy warns he will withhold infrastructure repair money from states that don’t help in ICE raids

‘To cities that stand by while rioters destroy transportation infrastructure — don’t expect a red cent from DOT,’ transportation secretary says

The Independent UK

With high-speed rail stuck in the station, Brightline still moving - Roll Call

The Brightline West project between southern California and Las Vegas looks like the brightest high-speed rail line now in development.

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FAA to eliminate floppy disks used in air traffic control systems - Windows 95 also being phased out

The acting FAA administrator laid out a plan to the House Appropriations Committee to launch a comprehensive upgrade of the nation's air traffic control.

The Independent UK

Transportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden-era rule 'illegal'

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-guzzling cars and trucks were illegal and moved to reverse the rules

The Independent UK

We gave $7B to California for a high-speed rail line and no track was ever laid: ‘Trains to nowhere’

Sacramento to San Diego link was passed as a ballot initiative in 2008 and was supposed to run for 800 miles

The Guardian - US

White House threatens to pull billions from California’s high-speed rail project

Trump administration says project – originally from San Francisco to LA – has no ‘viable path’ to move ahead

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The Independent UK

Newark airport runway project wraps up early, so when will flight limits ease?

A construction project on one of Newark Liberty International airport’s three main runways wrapped up nearly two weeks early, so the Federal Aviation Administration expects to begin easing flight limits next week

The Independent UK

Rare win for Newark airport as runway reopens ahead of schedule - potentially alleviating severe delays

Additional temporary and weekend closures may be introduced later this year as further work is completed at the airport.

The Guardian - US

John Oliver on current aviation safety system: ‘It is just asking for trouble’

The Last Week Tonight host looks into the shortage of US air traffic controllers, forced to work on outdated equipment

The Independent UK

More than 1,200 FAA employees are planning to leave in the coming months putting more strain on taxed workforce

The Federal Aviation Administration, which employs 46,000 people, has been the target of Elon Musk’s DOGE agenda

Latin Times

Transportation Sec. Pleads With Liberals to 'Clean Up' Public Transportation, Gets Ridiculed: 'It's Literally Your Job'

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy, who first gained national attention as a "Real World: Boston" cast member, said liberals should clean the subways if they want more people to use them.

The Independent UK

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says $12.5bn for air safety upgrades isn’t nearly enough: ‘We need it now’

‘I know the Senate is going to look, can they find money to put into this bill, but we are going to need them to fully fund this project,’ says Transportation secretary

The Independent UK

Air traffic control system must be improved to prevent problems like Newark airport, officials say

The problems that disrupted flights at New Jersey’s largest airport this spring could be repeated anywhere across the country, so Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is trying to sell Congress on his plan to overhaul the nation’s air traffic control system that will cost “tens of billions.”

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