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FY2013 DOT Budget Highlights

Overall summary of the President’s FY 2013 Budget request for the US Department of Transportation. The President proposes a total of $74 billion for the DOT, a 2 percent increase above FY 2012.

DOT Fines Qantas for Violating Price Advertising Rules

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty of $40,000 against Qantas Airways, a carrier based in Australia, for violating federal aviation laws and the Department’s rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel.

Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance

The Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance advises the Secretary on national and international drug testing and control issues and is the principal advisor to the Secretary on rules related to the drug and alcohol testing of safety-sensitive transportation employees in aviation,...

DOT & The Recovery Act

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country...