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The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is headed by the secretary of transportation , who reports directly to the president of the United States and is a member of the president's Cabinet .
The post was created on October 15, 1966, by the Department of Transportation Act, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. [2] The department's mission is "to develop and coordinate policies that will provide an efficient and economical national transportation system, with due regard for need, the environment, and the national defense." [2]
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Transportation by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of May 1, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 9 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 7 positions do not have nominees, and 5 appointments have been made to positions ...
Secretary of U.S. Department of Transportation Sean Duffy walks after addressing the media, after American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan ...
(The Center Square) – Sean Duffy, a former U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, was sworn in as the 20th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. In his new role, Duffy will oversee a ...
The United States federal executive departments are the principal units of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States.They are analogous to ministries common in parliamentary or semi-presidential systems but (the United States being a presidential system) they are led by a head of government who is also the head of state.
Trump's Transportation Secretary Nominee Advances To Final Senate Vote Sean Duffy, right, greets senators at his confirmation hearing on Jan. 15, 2025, with the Senate Commerce, Science, and ...
With the nation's infrastructure growing, the transportation used in the nation also needs to grow. With that in mind, the NRP's main goal is to increase the size of the nation's railway capacity to include 70 million more people and 2.8 billion tons more of freight within the next 25 years, and 100 million more people and 4 billion tons more ...