US DOT Statement on Wearing Masks While Traveling

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the U.S. Department of Transportation remind the traveling public that at this time if you travel, you are still required to wear a mask on planes, buses, trains, and other forms of public...

U.S. Department of Transportation Names Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Award Recipients

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that 19 U.S. small businesses will receive approximately $2,850,000 in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I awards stemming from the Fiscal Year 2021 Phase I Solicitation announced earlier this year. Each year...

News and Events

Upcoming DOT Events TBD Past Events National Small Business Matchmaking Series - Phoenix, Arizona (March 11, 2026) U.S. DOT OSDBU Spotlight -- Webinar (December 17, 2025) "Solicitation for Highway & Bridge Construction in California" Webinar (July 18, 2025)

Notice of Potential Accumulation of Transit Benefits on Transit Vendor Accounts

The Department of Transportation (DOT) in its role as the Federal Transit Benefit Executive Agent,[1] recommends that you review your transit benefit program to ensure that Federal employees who are not commuting due to the COVID-19 public health emergency have taken appropriate actions to...

Joint Statement by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands on Transportation and Climate Change

Secretary of Transportation of the United States of America, Pete Buttigieg and Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen met on April 21, 2021, to discuss areas of mutual interest, and to reinvigorate bilateral cooperation under the Memorandum of...

Secretary Buttigieg Remarks at the Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Lifesavers National Conference April 27, 2021

Thank you to all the champions of public health and safety in the audience today for joining this...

Secretary Buttigieg Remarks on the Future of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg The Future of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Union Station, Washington, D.C. April 22, 2021

Thanks for being here everyone....

Secretary Buttigieg Remarks at White House Climate Leaders Summit

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg White House Climate Leaders Summit Washington, D.C. April 23, 2021

Thank you President Biden for your leadership on this...

USDOT Appoints Chief Science Officer for the First Time in Over 40 Years; Take Steps to Restore Scientific Integrity

The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it is appointing a Chief Science Officer for the entire Department for the first time in over four decades and has taken several additional steps to act on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to address the climate emergency.

AI Pedestrian Traffic Safety System

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the number of traffic fatalities in the United States was 36,096 in 2019, which is more than 11.17 deaths per 100,000 population. In 2019, more than...

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