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Washington, DC—After overseeing the U.S. Department of Transportation’s biggest expansion of aviation consumer rights in recent memory, Secretary Buttigieg was honored to receive the prestigious Trumpeter Award from the National Consumer’s League at an event October 15th in the nation’s capital.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Tribal Government Affairs is pleased to host and celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a special event on November 1st! The event will take place at USDOT Headquarters, in the Media Center (10:00am-12:00pm EST), with the option to attend...
Human trafficking is a crime that involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain labor or a commercial sex act. All commercial sex involving a minor is legally considered human trafficking, regardless of force, fraud, or coercion. In the United States, children and adults are exploited...
The transportation industry serves as a critical connector that can both facilitate and prevent human trafficking. USDOT combats human trafficking by engaging public- and private-sector stakeholders to empower transportation employees and travelers to identify, prevent, and report suspected...