Overview
Employers of safety-sensitive transportation employees play a vital role in ensuring the safety of their employees and the traveling public.
The following are some of the questions the Office for Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) and the Program Managers have...
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Office of Aviation Safety (AVS) partnered with PSI Services LLC (PSI) to develop the Assessment Technology and License Administration System (ATLAS) Aviation, (ATLAS Aviation). ATLAS Aviation supports the FAA’s scheduling and administration of FAA...
Editorial Category: Briefing Room
Contact Name: Nancy Wilochka
Title: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
Address:
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20590
United States
Phone: 202-...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today opened Stage I of the Inclusive Design Challenge, a national prize competition seeking design solutions to make future Automated Vehicles (AVs) more accessible to people with disabilities. Stage I of the Challenge will be open for...
The promise of safety and mobility benefits from the 5.9 GHz Safety Band are already being realized across the country. Currently 25 states and over 100 connected vehicle deployments currently or will soon rely on the Safety Band.
Transportation initiatives in areas such automated and...
The Safety Band at 5.850-5.925 GHz (5.9 GHz) is dedicated spectrum that is allocated for transportation safety communications (as one primary user in this band). Federal, state, and local agencies; academia and the research community; and the private sector have invested more than $2.5 billion...
The Inclusive Design Challenge sought innovative ideas in how to create accessible automated vehicles (AVs) to address the needs of over 25 million Americans who report having travel-limiting disabilities (BTS, 2018). For teams who participated in the Challenge, or looking to increase inclusive...
Airmen certification is the process by which airmen, as defined by 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 44703, submit applications to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to apply for airmen certificates. In support of this process the FAA has developed two integrated systems to receive, manage,...