Under the Supreme Court’s Adarand decision, an affirmative action program like the DOT DBE program must be narrowly tailored. This chart displays how the provisions of the new DOT DBE rule meet each of the narrow tailoring requirements that the Supreme Court has established.
New DOT DBE rule...
The Department of Transportation'sdisadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program final rule (49 CFR Part 26) made significant changes that affect recipients, DBEs, and non-DBE contractors who participate in the program. This paper summarizes the major changes from the old rule.
Setting and...
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By Camille Hazeur
DOCR Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964(View video here.)
How are the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Department of Transportation (DOT) related? Well, one small relation is that the same President, Lyndon B. Johnson, signed...
Disclosure of DOT conference spending over $100,000 during Fiscal Year 2014.
Beyond Traffic is a framework for the future, it’s not prescriptive. It does not advocate for specific policy solutions. Rather, it underscores critical decision points facing the country, by means of data driven analysis, research, expert opinions and public engagement...