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DOT Seeks Student Proposals for Innovations in Aviation and Aerospace
As part of a comprehensive effort by the Obama administration to involve more of the country’s youth in science, technology, engineering and math studies, known as STEM, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today requested proposals for its "Recognizing Aviation and Aerospace Innovation...
BTS Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers for December: December 2012 U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada and Mexico Totaled $71.9 Billion
BTS Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers for December: December 2012 U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada and Mexico Totaled $71.9 Billion
BTS Releases December Passenger Airline Employment Data; December 2012 Employment Down 2.6 Percent from December 2011
BTS Releases January Passenger Airline Employment Data;January 2013 Employment Down 2.3 Percent from January 2012November 2012 Airline System Passengers Up 0.8% from November 2011
November 2012 Airline System Passengers Up 0.8% from November 2011Letter to Aviation Colleagues from Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta
Statement on Sequestration, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, 22 February 2013
On Sequestration and the Federal Aviation AdministrationSequestration will have a serious impact on the transportation services that are critical to the traveling public and the nation’s economy. At DOT we will need to cut nearly a billion dollars, which will affect dozens of our programs.
...Accomplishments Overview: US Department of Transportation
Under the leadership of Secretary Ray LaHood, the U.S. Department of Transportation has continued its commitment to making the U.S. transportation systems the safest in the world, while creating more affordable and reliable transportation options for hardworking American families.
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U.S. Department of Transportation Orders California-based CMV Driver Nebyou Brook to Cease Operating
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today ordered California-based commercial truck driver Nebyou Brook to immediately cease operating as a commercial vehicle driver and declared him an imminent hazard to public safety.