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Peer Review Reports and Agendas

On December 15, 2004, the Office of Management and Budget issued its Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review of "influential scientific information." The Bulletin defines "influential...

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Plane Talk

Plane Talk

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Travel Tips - Draft 2

Overview

A collection of helpful tips and information...

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About Us

The US Department of Transportation's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (DOT/OSDBU) was created as part of the Small Business Act (SBA) to ensure that small and disadvantaged...

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Reporting DBE Fraud and Abuse

DOT's Office of Inspector General (OIG) maintains a Hotline to facilitate the reporting of allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement in the DBE Program. If you know of any such...

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What is a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)?

A Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, or DBE, is a for-profit small business concerns where socially and economically disadvantaged individuals own at least a 51% interest and also control...

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History of the DOT DBE Program

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has had in effect for more than 20 years a policy of helping small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals,...