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Contract Initiative Fact Sheet (PDF)
Contracting Initiative Fact Sheet
Transportation Investments Leads to Good JobsOur nation’s transportation system depends on a skilled and qualified workforce equipped with a broader range of skills than in the past.Transportation accounts for 11 million jobs, and transportation-related employment accounts for about 8.7...Guidance on Accelerated Decisionmaking in Environmental Reviews
DOT is announcing the availability of guidance implementing Section 1319 of MAP-21, on Accelerated Decisionmaking in Environmental Reviews. This section of MAP-21 provides for the use of errata sheets on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, in lieu of a Final EIS (FEIS), when the EIS has...NPRM Comment Period Extended to May 6
Local Hiring contracting initiative
NPRM Comment Period Extended to May 6
DOT is launching a new one-year Contracting Initiative as a pilot program --for FHWA and FTA recipients-- to evaluate the use of social and economic contracting requirements that have traditionally been disallowed due to concerns about their impact on...
Draft DOT Strategic Plan FY 2014-2018
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 on the...
Public Input Session for the Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) invites you to participate in the upcoming Public Input Session for the Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study (CTSW).