Department of Transportation (initially for TSA)

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The Department of Transportation is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for national transportation policy and oversight of the country’s transportation systems and infrastructure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal executive department ⓘ
government agency ⓘ
abbreviation DOT ⓘ
USDOT ⓘ
beganOperationsOn 1967-04-01 ⓘ
budgetType federal budget ⓘ
cabinetLevel yes ⓘ
cabinetMemberTitle United States Secretary of Transportation ⓘ
collaboratesWith local transportation agencies ⓘ
state departments of transportation ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdBy United States Congress ⓘ
formedOn 1967-10-15 ⓘ
funds highway construction projects ⓘ
public transportation projects ⓘ
hasAgency Build America Bureau ⓘ
Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ
Federal Highway Administration ⓘ
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ⓘ
Federal Railroad Administration ⓘ
Federal Transit Administration ⓘ
Maritime Administration ⓘ
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ⓘ
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration ⓘ
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction Federal government of the United States ⓘ
legalBasis Department of Transportation Act ⓘ
locatedIn United States ⓘ
mission to ensure a fast, safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system ⓘ
overseenBy United States Secretary of Transportation ⓘ
oversees national transportation systems ⓘ
transportation infrastructure in the United States ⓘ
parentOrganization Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
regulates airline safety and operations ⓘ
commercial motor vehicles ⓘ
rail safety ⓘ
vehicle safety standards ⓘ
reportsTo President of the United States ⓘ
responsibleFor aviation transportation ⓘ
highway transportation ⓘ
maritime transportation ⓘ
national transportation policy ⓘ
pipeline and hazardous materials transportation safety ⓘ
public transit policy ⓘ
rail transportation ⓘ
transportation safety regulation ⓘ
sector transportation ⓘ
website https://www.transportation.gov/ ⓘ

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Public Law 107-71 → administeredBy → Department of Transportation (initially for TSA) ⓘ