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General

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Domains and Branding

Domains

The primary way users quickly determine if they are on an official U.S. government website is to look for the .gov or .mil designation as part of the domain name.  The .gov and .mil domains are widely viewed as zones of increased trust, where the public can confidently access...

Distinguish Required Data Entry Fields

The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Operating Administration websites distinguish clearly and consistently between required and optional data entry fields. Users should be able to easily determine which data entry fields are required and which are optional.  One of the following...

Customer Service and Feedback

Visitors to the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Operating Administration websites may submit feedback on the particular content of a webpage or the entire site through our Feedback form. In addition, DOT utilizes a site-wide ForeSee survey to gain insights into our customer’s web and...

Broken Links and 404 Error Pages

The Department of Transportation (DOT) reviews our website periodically for broken or out-of-date links. To report problems with links on our site, please Contact Us.

A 404 error page is returned for several reasons:

A internal broken linkA mistyped URL or an out of date bookmark/...

Accessibility: Section 508

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is committed to complying with all statutory requirements to ensure that web content is more accessible to people with disabilities.  We make a concerted effort to meet the standards of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, and Section 508...

Web Standards

The web standards listed below capture the current DOT web standards, and ensure compliance with the latest federal policy for websites and digital services. These web standards support modern web development and usability practices, and apply stringent requirements for conformance to Section...