5.1.4: Recovery.gov
Pprovide weekly updates on financial data and grant information. Other Information:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th,
2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing
long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act is an extraordinary response to a crisis
unlike any since the Great Depression, and includes measures to modernize our nation’s infrastructure, enhance energy independence,
expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest
need. To provide the public with greater transparency and create greater accountability the Administration created the recovery.gov
Web site. The DOT provides this Web site with weekly updates on financial data and grant information. The DOT also posts much
of this information on its own DOT.gov Web site. The DOT has established a number of working groups to review and develop
policies to ensure that the information being released is valid and accurate. In addition to providing information to Web
sites, the DOT also provides weekly updates to the Secretary, the Vice President's office and the Recovery Office at the White
House on the progress of Recovery projects and the number of jobs created as a result of the Recovery Act. In response to
the volume of e-mail and telephone inquiries on the DOT’s Recovery Act activities, the IT work group has brought the National
Transportation Library’s (NTL) Reference Service into the Recovery Act effort. The NTL has developed a Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQs) Web site solution to address the most common concerns, and telephone and e-mail inquiries are routed to the NTL’s Reference
Service for response. This reference service is offered between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. The DOT
responds to all inquiries within 24 hours. Performance metrics for the NTL’s Reference Service are also being captured, reported,
and used to identify additional candidates for FAQs.
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