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Legacy ID
3196

Office of Research, Development & Technology

While many transportation research projects hold the potential to benefit multiple aspects of our transportation system, specific projects authorized by Congress are most commonly tied to one transportation mode. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), among its other programmatic duties, is charged by Congress with coordinating research across DOT to ensure that the nation’s taxpayers obtain the best value possible for every investment that DOT makes in transportation research, development and technology (RD&T).