Office of Research, Development & Technology Products & Activities
- Developing and implementing the five-year USDOT RD&T Strategic Plan (FY 2017 – 2021).
- Conducting the annual review, approval, and Secretarial certification to Congress of DOT’s Annual Modal Research Plans.
- Preparing the Annual Research Funding Reports and Performance Reports mandated by the FAST Act, for submission in conjunction with the President’s Budget Request, and ensures alignment with the USDOT RD&T Strategic Plan.
- Conducting monthly RD&T Planning Team meetings to collaborate on research topics across the Operating Administrations and Secretarial offices.
- Partnering with the European Commission and other international organizations to coordinate joint research efforts that address global and domestic transportation issues.
- Leading Departmental representation to the International Transport Forum’s Transport Research Centre (ITF/TRC).
- Coordinating Departmental responses to Federal Government-wide directives, including the Scientific Integrity Policy and the Policy for Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research
Last updated: Wednesday, June 7, 2017