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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...

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DOT Biz Journal: Summer 2012

The OSDBU Summer 2012 DOT Biz Journal is now available online at: http://osdbu.dot.gov/news/newsletter.cfm.

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Fact Sheet: Small Business Network of the Americas

President Obama has noted that “small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the cornerstones of our Nation’s promise.”  The same is true throughout the Western Hemisphere, where the...

Significant Regulatory Guidance

Number 316 - Calculating Available Capacity

The Department collects and uses traffic, operational and capacity data reported on Schedules T-100 and T-100(f) to administer its aviation program responsibilities.  In 49 U.S.C. section...