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Office of Policy

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Executive Summary: Draft FY 2014-2018 DOT Strategic Plan

DOT has adopted strategic objectives for each of our five mission-oriented goals. In addition, we have adopted objectives for our Organizational Excellence goal and important supporting objectives that we share with other federal agencies. This framework of strategic goals and objectives in the...

DOT Strategic Plan for FY2012-2016

Crafted with the input of our leadership, our employees and our stakeholders, the United States Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2012–2016 re-imagines America’s transportation system as the means by which we connect with one another, grow our economy, and...

Rural Airport Listing

About this DocumentEAS Reports and Publications

This information has been prepared for the IRS by the DOT, Office of Airline Information.This list was prepared based on 2008 enplanement statistics and can be used for 2010.Airport distances are calculated from a start and end latitude and...

Linda L. Lawson

Director, Office of Safety, Energy and Environment

Linda Lawson has directed the Office of Transportation Policy Development at the U.S. Department of Transportation since 1998. Ms. Lawson is responsible for overseeing policy and economic analyses of environmental, safety, mobility and economic...

John V. Wells

Director, Office of Economic and Strategic Analysis

John V. (“Jack”) Wells has been the Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Transportation since November 2004. He was previously (2001-2004) Chief Economist at the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Mr. Wells was formerly the Deputy...

Joel Szabat

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy

Joel Szabat is a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy. This is his second tour of duty at DOT. Before returning to DOT, Szabat was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Previously at DOT, Szabat led...

David DeCarme

Director, Office of International Transportation and Trade

Mr. DeCarme is Director of the Secretary's office of International Transportation and Trade where he has worked since 1992. It was his office that negotiated the land transportation provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (...