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U.S. Department of Transportation

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is Cabinet-level federal agency. It was created in 1966 to oversee all matters concerning national transportation. The DOT is comprised of multiple subsidiary agencies which oversee road, air, and sea travel.

Fast Facts

Formed: October 15, 1966
Established by an act of Congress
Preceding agency: Department of Commerce
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
Department of the Presidential Cabinet
Employees: 58,622
Secretary: Mary Peters
Budget: $58 billion

Major Subsidiary Agencies

Early History

The responsibilities eventually delegated to the Department of Transportation were originally under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce. In 1965 the director of the Federal Aviation Agency (later renamed the Federal Aviation Administration) suggested to President Johnson that the issue of transportation deserved its own Cabinet department.

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Official Site: Department of Transportation
Wikipedia: Department of Transportation
Official Website: Office of the Historian
Official Site: Description of DOT departments
Official Site: Federal Aviation Administration
Official Site: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Official Site: Budget History

U.S. Department of Transportation Recent News

Google News and DOT Official Website:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics:
Transport Topics Online: Transportation News
Seattle Post Intelligencer: "U.S. Weighs Higher Payment for Those Bumped Off Flights" (2007)
Bloomberg: "U.S. Airline Delays Worsened in May for 5th Month" (2007)
Information Week: "Microsoft Hit By U.S. DOT Ban On Windows Vista, Explorer 7, and Office 2007" 2007
News OK: "Dish network: FAA's 'NextGen' is no flight of fancy" (2007)
Florida Times-Union: "Federal Railroad Administrator Orders CSX Track Inspection" (2007)
KTAR: "FAA Stands by Results of US Airways Liquor-Serving Probe" (2007)

U.S. Department of Transportation Background and Departments

Background

Wikipedia: Secretary of Transportation: - Mary Peters
Whitehouse.gov: Presidential Cabinet - Transportation
Official FAA Website: Historical Information

Departments

Official Site: Federal Aviation Administration
Official Site: Federal Highway Administration
Official Site: Federal Transit Administration
Official Site: Federal Railroad Administration
Official Site: Maritime Administration
Official Site: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Official Site: National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
Official Site: Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (HAZMAT)

U.S. Department of Transportation Media

Official FAA Website: Photo Gallery
Maritime Administration: 3D Photo Gallery
Federal Transit Administration: Photo Gallery

U.S. Department of Transportation Blogs and Message Boards

Consumerist: "The 10 Worst Flights: Avoid These Regularly Scheduled Travel Nightmares" (2007)
All American Patriots: Bill Richardson Criticizes Flawed FAA Investigation of US Airways (2007)
Flight Global: "FAA Seat Study Could Increase Bizjet Capacity" (2007)
Minnesota Monitor: Rochester Coalition Sues Federal Railroad Administration (2007)
The FOIA Blog: "Federal Railroad Administration Sued Over Coal Train Financing Documents" (2007)

U.S. Department of Transportation Timeline

1808: Federal Subsidization of a National Road is proposed by Albert Gallatin
1926: Air Commerce Act of 1926
1936: Bureau of Air Commerce takes over Air Traffic Control responsibilities
1966: Creation of the Department of Transportation
1970: President Nixon signs the National Highway Safety Act
1976: Conrail Begins Operations
1978: Airline Deregulation Act
1979: Chrysler Loan Guarantee Act of 1979
1981: Air Traffic Controllers Strike
1988: Pan Am Flight 103 Crashes
1989: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
2001: September 11, 2001 Attacks
2003: President Bush signs the Homeland Security Act of 2002

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