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OST-R and FHWA Release Final Reports on Novel Surface Transportation Modes - In partnership with Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program has...

Creation of Department of Transportation - Summary

FAA and the Department of Transportation Act

Prior to the creation of the Department of Transportation, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation administered the functions now associated with the DOT. Although many realize the creation of the new Department was a legislative priority...

Origins of the Department of Transportation

The Department of Transportation represents the combination of organizations in existence at the time of enactment of the DOT stature on August 15, 1966. 

This document summarizes the origins the various organizations, agencies and offices of DOT and the paths by which it became...