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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Appointment of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee and a June 28-29 Meeting of the Committee
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel – an attorney general who has prioritized protecting consumers and defending civil rights – will act as the state representative and new Chair of the Aviation...President Biden and U.S. Department of Transportation Announce $450 Million to Fund up to 35 University Transportation Centers
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests in research, workforce development and more through popular partnership with colleges around the U.S.USDOT Begins Accepting Applications for President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program Designed to Improve Pipeline Safety, Reduce Gas Distribution Leaks in Communities Across the Country
WASHINGTON- U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced today that the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has begun accepting applications for its new Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant...
Air Travel Consumer Report: March 2022 and 1st Quarter 2022 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of March 2022 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, mishandled wheelchairs and scooters, complaints received, and oversales. The ATCR...
Newly Released Estimates Show Traffic Fatalities Reached a 16-Year High in 2021
In response to this crisis, earlier this year USDOT unveiled the National Roadway Safety Strategy that is now getting resources from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure LawU.S. Department of Transportation Announces Rear Admiral (Ret.) Ann Phillips as 20th Administrator of the Maritime Administration
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that Rear Admiral (Rear Adm.) Ann Phillips, USN, Ret., has been sworn in as the 20th Administrator of the Maritime Administration (MARAD). Nominated by President Biden on October 21, 2021, Rear Adm. Phillips was confirmed by the...
President Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announce Availability of $1 Billion for Local Communities to Ensure Safe Streets and Roads for All, Address National Roadway Safety Crisis
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides Dedicated Funding for Safety Projects that Prevent Fatalities, Serious InjuriesFRA Announces New Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program to Guide Nationwide Expansion and Enhancement of Intercity Passenger Rail Service
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today established the new Corridor Identification and Development (ID) Program, which is the first step in an unprecedented undertaking to transform America’s passenger rail network through President Biden’s Bipartisan...USDOT Supply Chain Tracker Shows Historic Levels of Goods Coming into U.S., Continued Challenges with Congestion
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is pleased to share the latest Transportation Supply Chain Indicators Tracker, as part of the Administration’s Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen stressed supply chains, as...