U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-Nev.) praised Transportation Secretary-designate Anthony Foxx in a statement on Tuesday, saying he hopes the confirmation will be speedy, given his impeccable credentials. "I am confident that Mayor Foxx will continue Secretary Ray LaHood's legacy of making smart investments that make our roads, rails and airways safer for all Americans and their families," Reid said.

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President Barack Obama said April 30 that Congress's fix of the FAA furloughs is just a short-term solution to the country's aviation woes, but said he will not veto the bill even though he continues to ask for a full sequester replacement. Meanwhile the Department of Transportation has yet to say whether it will use its newly granted money-transferring powers to rescue contract control towers currently scheduled for closure.

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Due to increases in tax revenue, decreases in federal spending, and potential revenue from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, it now appears that the federal government will not reach its debt ceiling until September or October 2013.

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The acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency told members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 24 that the agency does not use its aerial surveillance to spy on farmers, but rather to aid enforcement of its regulations on their land.

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Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole has delayed the April 25 implementation of a new policy that would allow passengers to bring small pocket knives and other previously banned items on airplanes.

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The Environmental Protection Agency has raised concerns over the State Department's environmental analysis of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, further complicating the years-long decision-making process on the controversial project.

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President Obama in his latest budget request appears to have shown a new willingness to hike taxes on the middle class and a major tax and budget fight is set to unfold on Capitol Hill over the next few months.

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In a statement released April 22, the FAA said "controllers will space planes farther apart so they can manage traffic with current staff, which will lead to delays at airports," warning that "travelers can expect to see a wide range of delays that will change throughout the day depending on staffing and weather issues."

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In the United States, air traffic controller furloughs under sequestration hit over the weekend and the airline industry and its pilots are predicting the aviation system will be severely impacted beginning this week.

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On April 16, the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce simultaneously published final rules to take effect in 180 days representing the first phase of the Presidential Export Control Initiative.

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