Feds, state demand changes at Dulles Rail board

Federal and state officials who have derided the board in charge of the $6 billion Dulles Rail project as dysfunctional and irresponsible are preparing to ask the board to revamp virtually everything about how it does business, from awarding no-bid contracts to spending lavishly on its members’ travel.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is joining with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray to demand that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority “get their act together,” LaHood said Monday.