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News Digest - DOT 84-17

BTS Releases National Census of Ferry Operators Highlights - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released the  2016 Highlights of Ferry Operations in the United States. Key findings from the 163 ferry operators that...

Announcement of DOT Drone Integration Pilot Program

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoAnnouncement of DOT Drone Integration Pilot ProgramDOT HeadquartersWashington, DCThursday, November 2, 2017

Thank you everyone, for coming.  I am pleased that so many distinguished guests...

U.S. DOT Reminds Public to Check for Recalls as Clocks Fall Back

 

Check for recalls twice a year on NHTSA.gov/recalls

WASHINGTON –  As the end of daylight saving time approaches, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding motorists to check their vehicles for open recalls as part...

U.S. DOT and Maryland MVA Collaborate to Improve Recall Remedy Rates

MARYLAND AWARDED FEDERAL FAST ACT GRANT OF $222,300 TO HELP LIFE-SAVING RECALL MESSAGES REACH MORE VEHICLE OWNERS

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced they have awarded a grant to the Maryland Department of...

Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

SUBJECT: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot ProgramBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1.  Policy.  It...

UAS Integration Pilot Program White House Fact Sheet

THE WHITE HOUSEWASHINGTONPRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP IS MAKING AMERICAN AVIATION GREAT AGAIN

“Our Nation will move faster, fly higher, and soar proudly toward the next great chapter of American aviation.”– President Donald J. Trump

BRINGING AMERICAN AVIATION INTO THE 21ST CENTURY:...