Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

In This Section

Office of Research, Development & Technology

OVERVIEW:

The Office of Research Development and Technology (RDT) is responsible for coordinating, facilitating and reviewing the Department of Transportation's (DOT) investments in research, development and technology (RD&T).

RDT conducts Congressionally-mandated coordination of...

Research Coordination Across DOT and its Modal Operating Administrations

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) invests approximately $1 billion per year, as authorized by Congress, to continually advance our nation’s critical and complex transportation system through a rich array of research-related activities, including the awarding of contracts, grants and...

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Deputy Associate Administrator and Deputy Director

Rolf Schmitt

Bureau of Transportation StatisticsRolf Schmitt is the Deputy Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. He returned to the Bureau in 2012 after 12 years in the freight and operations offices of the Federal Highway Administration. He helped establish BTS in 1992, and served...