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US DOT Statement on Wearing Masks While Traveling
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the U.S. Department of Transportation remind the traveling public that at this time if you travel, you are still required to wear a mask on planes, buses, trains, and other forms of public...
U.S. Department of Transportation Names Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Award Recipients
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that 19 U.S. small businesses will receive approximately $2,850,000 in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I awards stemming from the Fiscal Year 2021 Phase I Solicitation announced earlier this year. Each year...U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Administration Issues Temporary Hours of Service Exemption in Response to the Unanticipated Shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today as part of the federal government’s efforts to actively assess the implications of the Colonial Pipeline incident and to avoid disruption to supply, that the USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is taking steps to...
Remarks at Monongahela Incline in Pittsburgh
Remarks as prepared for delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Monongahela Incline Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 6, 2021
Good afternoon. Thanks everyone for being here today. It’s an honor to...
Secretary Buttigieg Remarks at Amtrak 50th Anniversary in Raleigh
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Amtrak 50th Anniversary Raleigh Union Station April 30, 2021
It’s a pleasure to be here with...
News and Events
Upcoming DOT Events TBD Past Events National Small Business Matchmaking Series - Phoenix, Arizona (March 11, 2026) U.S. DOT OSDBU Spotlight -- Webinar (December 17, 2025) "Solicitation for Highway & Bridge Construction in California" Webinar (July 18, 2025)Joint Statement by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands on Transportation and Climate Change
Secretary of Transportation of the United States of America, Pete Buttigieg and Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen met on April 21, 2021, to discuss areas of mutual interest, and to reinvigorate bilateral cooperation under the Memorandum of...U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces $1.69 Billion for Amtrak in Response to COVID-19
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg today announced that the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is making more than $1.69 billion available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to provide relief from the impacts of COVID-...Secretary Buttigieg Remarks at the Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Lifesavers National Conference April 27, 2021
Thank you to all the champions of public health and safety in the audience today for joining this...