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USA.govThe DOT Privacy Program webpageThe DOT Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) webpageA webpage with the DOT organizational structure, mission, and statutory...The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Operating Administrations (OA's) use bulleted lists to present items of equal status or value, and numbered lists if a particular order to the items is warranted.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Operating Administrations(OA's) strive to provide web content that is accurate, relevant, easy-to-use, conveyed in plain language, and made available on a timely and equitable basis. Web managers make every effort to review content...
The Department of Transportation (DOT) website uses a Verdana 10-point (or larger) font for standard text and links on all web pages. Heading 1 (H1) styles use a TrebuchetMS 22-point font. Heading 2 (H2) styles use a Verdana 14-point font. The selected fonts are used consistently...
The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Operating Administration (OA) websites have links to many other federal agencies, and in a few cases we link to private organizations. We indicate when a link will take you to a website that is not sponsored, hosted or managed by one or more federal...
New Department of Transportation (DOT) or Operating Administration (OA) webpages, revisions to page sections, and/or applications are not published, i.e., available to public access, until cleared and ready for use. DOT will not post any pages containing an "under construction" or similar notice...
The primary way users quickly determine if they are on an official U.S. government website is to look for the .gov or .mil designation as part of the domain name. The .gov and .mil domains are widely viewed as zones of increased trust, where the public can confidently access...
The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Operating Administration websites distinguish clearly and consistently between required and optional data entry fields. Users should be able to easily determine which data entry fields are required and which are optional. One of the following...
Visitors to the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Operating Administration websites may submit feedback on the particular content of a webpage or the entire site through our Feedback form. In addition, DOT utilizes a site-wide ForeSee survey to gain insights into our customer’s web and...
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is committed to complying with all statutory requirements to ensure that web content is more accessible to people with disabilities. We make a concerted effort to meet the standards of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, and Section 508...