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DALLAS, TX – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today joined American Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport as the company signed on to the White House’s “Pledge to America’s Workers,” committing to creating 22,000...
The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 gives the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the responsibility to carry out safety programs to ensure the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. One of the programs that helps the FAA fulfill these responsibilities is the Operational and...
The Department of Transportation/FAA is updating the previously adjudicated Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), which was published on the DOT website on October 15, 2018. This update reflects changes to the program resulting from the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, which enacted § 44809(a)...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today hosted the 2019 U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Safety Summit at their headquarters in Washington, D.C. In keynote remarks before USDOT employees and industry stakeholders, Secretary Chao discussed the Department’s data...
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoU.S. Department of Transportation Safety SummitWashington, DCThursday, June 20, 2019
Let me give a shout out to our Department of Transportation employees across the country who are watching this important...
The Clearinghouse, a web-based system found at (https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov), will provide FMCSA and employers of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers with the necessary tools to identify drivers who are prohibited from operating CMVs due to DOT drug and alcohol program violations. The...
WATCH: Secretary Chao’s Full Remarks at Uber Elevate Summit 2019 (6/11/2019)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao told attendees at the Uber Elevate Summit on Monday that the Department’s regulatory strategy avoids overly prescriptive rules...
The mission of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce traffic‐related health care and other economic costs. The agency develops, promotes, and implements effective educational, engineering, and enforcement programs with the goal...