U.S. Department of Transportation Issues New Guidance for Transit-Oriented Development Projects Seeking Loans Through the Build America Bureau

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that the Department is issuing new guidance that clarifies the eligibility of transit-oriented development (TOD) projects for specific Department resources. The USDOT’s Build America Bureau (Bureau) developed this guidance...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Expanded Local Hire and Workforce Development Pilot Programs

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced expanded construction hiring and workforce development pilot programs to be managed by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Buttigieg...

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 Past Events 2nd Annual Small Business Summit: Accelerating Veteran Small Business Success (Nov 14, 2024) GSA and U.S. DOT OSDBU Navigating Bonding Strategies for Small Business Success (October 24,2024) U.S. DOT Connections Market Place Buyer Side Chat:...

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-...

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