Current Operating Status

For the Department of Transportation’s current operating status in the Washington DC area, please visit The Office of Personnel Management’s Current Status page.

Federal Transit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency Sign Agreement Outlining Roles For Addressing Public Transit Needs Following Hurricane Sandy, Future Major Disaster

Interagency Agreement Marks Major Milestone in Development of FTA’s New Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program

DOT Seeks Student Proposals for Innovations in Aviation and Aerospace

As part of a comprehensive effort by the Obama administration to involve more of the country’s youth in science, technology, engineering and math studies, known as STEM, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today requested proposals for its "Recognizing Aviation and Aerospace Innovation...

BTS Releases December Passenger Airline Employment Data; December 2012 Employment Down 2.6 Percent from December 2011

Statement on Sequestration, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, 22 February 2013

Sequestration will have a serious impact on the transportation services that are critical to the traveling public and the nation’s economy. At DOT we will need to cut nearly a billion dollars, which will affect dozens of our programs.

U.S. Department of Transportation Orders California-based CMV Driver Nebyou Brook to Cease Operating

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today ordered California-based commercial truck driver Nebyou Brook to immediately cease operating as a commercial vehicle driver and declared him an imminent hazard to public safety.

National Freight Advisory Committee

National Freight Advisory Committee basics and resources

February 2013 Air Travel Consumer Report

February 2013 Air Travel Consumer Report

News Digest

Grants Available for Multistate Projects Involving Intelligent Transportation Systems.

DOT Allows Delta to Serve Tokyo Haneda from Seattle.

2012 Significant Rulemaking Archive

The Significant Rulemakings Report provides a summary and the status for all significant rulemakings that DOT currently has pending or has issued recently.  We update the Report at the beginning of each month.  The information in the Report is not intended to commit DOT to specific...