The Federal Aviation Administration has asked an outside committee to propose eased rules for commercial flights of small drones in urban areas and over people not involved in flight operations.

President Obama has nominated Maj. Gen. Todd T. Semonite to be U.S. Army chief of engineers and commander of the Army Corps of Engineers, according to military communications and industry sources.

To help residents recover from devastating water crises, Senate lawmakers are close to moving on legislation to provide millions of dollars in assistance to Flint, Mich., and cities like it.

Highway construction has banner month, climbing 14.6% from December, surging 33.9% year over year, Census Bureau reports.

Heavy demand is expected for this year's $800 million installment of a five-year, $4.5-billion program.

Transportation committee will work on short-term extension, aiming to avert cutoff of FAA funds before current stopgap expires March 31..

Ex-Executive VP Thomas Rospos of now-defunct Birdsall Services Group takes third-degree plea on Feb. 25 as his trial began in $1-milion scheme; ex-CEO Howard Birdsall pleaded guilty on Feb. 18.

U.S. safety officials cite past alleged violations involving improper use of equipment and investigate a dropped generator.