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General

Legacy ID
2311

Human Resources

Overview

The Office of Human Resources is part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation. We provide HR leadership, policy, strategic planning, and consultative services for our managers and employees. We also provide information...

Audit Relations and Program Improvement

The Office of Audit Relations (OAR) is the Departmental point of contact for all U.S. Government Accountability Office reviews. OAR also serves as the Office of the Secretary’s liaison to the Office of Inspector General. To ensure audit work conducted throughout DOT proceeds expeditiously and...

Key Officials

Key Officials

Name

Title

Anne Byrd

Assistant Secretary for Administration

Keith Washington

Deputy Assistant...

About Us

Overview

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (OASA) provides leadership for management of Secretarial programs and performs operational functions to support the Department in:

Management and organizational effectiveness Presidential and Secretarial initiatives...

Administration

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration provides Departmental leadership in human resources, security, acquisition and grants, information services, transportation and facilities, and space management. This leadership includes establishing policies, providing operational...

Plain Language

We are expected to write in plain language. To provide information to the public as well as people throughout DOT with respect to this responsibility, we have prepared this web page. It contains links to  documents with helpful information concerning plain language.

Federalism

Federal agencies are required to consult with State and local governments and consider the impacts of their rulemakings on them when rulemaking actions have federalism implications. 

Small Entities

This section of our Web site is particularly intended to provide small entities with information to help them effectively participate in DOT's rulemaking process and implement any final rules that apply to them. 

Rulemaking Requirements

The document is a summary of the requirements imposed on DOT as it implements its responsibilities for rulemaking. This document was originally prepared for DOT professionals who are involved in the rulemaking process.

Pro Bono Opportunities

The Department's pro bono policy encourages employees to provide pro bono legal service within their communities.  To implement the Department's policy, former General Counsel Kirk K. Van Tine established the Pro Bono Services Committee.  The Committee seeks to promote pro bono legal...