Michael Whitaker's wide background also includes stints at United Airlines and TWA.

The contractor does not "admit or deny" charges on legacy project accounting violations, says federal regulator, but it cooperated with financial reporting probe—as agency reached similar pact with former McDermott executives in June.

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

The total is a record amount for FHWA's annual August funding redistribution.

ENR Midwest Announces Best Projects in Sustainability and Safety

Federal grants and loans under new infrastructure funding laws will favor applicants with strategies to retain and attract skilled workers for “high-quality jobs," a move observers say is timed with escalating auto industry labor battles.  

Rebuilding the walls, which date to the late 1800s and early 1900s, would better protect areas along the Potomac River and Tidal Basin against water-level rise and storm surge.

The NEX South Project, intended to ease traffic congestion, includes design and construction of approximately four miles of elevated lanes. 

The agency picked 273 projects to share in the grants, which are not generally greater than $50 million.