http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41746.pdf
Discusses risks to highways, especially bridge structures, from earthquakes and actions to reduce risk, based on models used by Japan, regarded as having the most earthquake resilient infrastructure. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/dwsrf/upload/epa816r13006.pdf
Shows a total 20 year capital improvement need of $384 billion to provide safe drinking water to the public. From the Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=DOS-2013-0011
Comments received by the State Department on the proposed pipeline project. Contains approximately 100,000 comments, the first set to be posted of a total of 1.2 million. Posted on Regulations.gov
http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/653741.pdf
Examines the impacts of climate change on roads and bridges, wastewater systems, and NASA centers; the extent to which climate change is incorporated into infrastructure planning; factors that enabled some adaptive measures to be enacted; and federal efforts to address local adaptation needs. From the Government Accountability Office
http://www.sigir.mil/files/learningfromiraq/Report_-_March_2013.pdf#view=fit
The final in a series of reports on the Iraq War and the U.S. efforts to rebuild the shattered country. Includes how much money was spent ($60 billion), where the money went (much of it to training and equipping the Iraqi Security Forces), and final lessons. Follows an earlier report: Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience. From the Office of the Special Inspector General
http://keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov/draftseis/index.htm
Four volume draft EIS plus executive summary plus fact sheet. Covers potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed project including impacts from construction, spills, climate change, and economic impacts. From the State Department
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/news/viewRelease.cfm?id=1588
Fact sheet on the governor’s proposal to provide additional funding for highways and mass transit by eliminating the gas tax, increasing the sales tax, and adding fee increases for vehicle registration and an Alternative Fuel Vehicle fee. From the Office of the Governor
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42877.pdf
Discusses the problems associated with the trust fund financing system for highways and public transit, and then explores possible options for financing surface transportation infrastructure. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists