DFW Airport embarks on $9 billion reconstruction program
The DFW Forward program includes over 180 projects aimed at enhancing airport infrastructure, aesthetics and the overall customer experience.
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Philadelphia working to increase diversity in construction contracts
Citywide goal is for 35% of city contracts to go to minority, woman, or disabled-owned businesses
Michigan competition to provide funds to transportation innovations
PitchMI will support Growing Michigan Together Council’s strategy to establish state as an innovation hub in the Midwest
NIST releases first cryptography standards hardened for the quantum era
Initial set of encryption algorithms intended to resist cyberattacks from quantum computers
AASHTO approves method to determine concrete strength, accelerate construction
Solution could increase long-term durability of highways, bridges and other forms of transportation infrastructure
Wave power’s tide is rising off Alaskan coast
Up to 200 megawatts (MW) of tidal energy capacity could be integrated into Railbelt Electrical Grid without major infrastructure upgrades
More than half U.S. has completed BEAD approval process
35 states and territories have completed each phase of the approval process, unlocking funds to provide broadband internet service
DOE launches resource hub to address growing energy demands
Hub includes tools available to support public and private stakeholders in meeting growing demand
Clean water grant formula needs revamping, GAO study finds
To address gap between funding allocation and infrastructure needs, GAO developed a new formula emphasizing current clean water needs, population and economic burden
UTSA, UT Health San Antonio to merge by 2025
Combined institution would become the third-largest research university in Texas, with annual research expenditures nearing $470 million
