Name:U.S. Department of Transportation
Acronym:DOT
Description:
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) occupies a leadership role in global transportation with 56,757 dedicated
professionals stationed in the U.S. and around the world. The President’s fiscal year 2011 budget request for the DOT totals
$79 billion and targets the Administration’s three transportation priorities of improving transportation safety, investing
for the future, and promoting livable communities. Since its first official day of operation in 1967, the DOT’s transportation
programs have evolved to meet the economic demands of the Nation.
Stakeholder(s):
- Office of the Secretary (OST)
- Surface Transportation Board
- Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- Maritime Administration (MARAD)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)
- Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
