Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation
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The Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s financial management, budgeting, and fiscal accountability within the U.S. federal government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7847519 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation Context triple: [Chief Financial Officers Council of the U.S. federal government, hasMember, Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation]
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A.
Deputy Secretary of Transportation
The Deputy Secretary of Transportation is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Transportation, responsible for assisting the Secretary in overseeing national transportation policy and the department’s operations.
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B.
Under Secretary of Transportation for Administration
The Under Secretary of Transportation for Administration is a senior U.S. Department of Transportation official responsible for overseeing the department’s administrative, management, and support functions.
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C.
United States Secretary of Transportation
The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the U.S. Department of Transportation, responsible for overseeing national transportation policy, infrastructure, and safety across air, land, and sea.
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D.
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy
The Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy is a senior U.S. Department of Transportation official responsible for developing, coordinating, and overseeing national transportation policies and strategic initiatives across all modes of transport.
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E.
General Counsel of the United States Department of Transportation
The General Counsel of the United States Department of Transportation is the department’s chief legal officer, overseeing all legal matters, regulatory interpretations, and compliance issues affecting federal transportation policies and programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation Target entity description: The Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s financial management, budgeting, and fiscal accountability within the U.S. federal government.
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A.
Deputy Secretary of Transportation
The Deputy Secretary of Transportation is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Transportation, responsible for assisting the Secretary in overseeing national transportation policy and the department’s operations.
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B.
Under Secretary of Transportation for Administration
The Under Secretary of Transportation for Administration is a senior U.S. Department of Transportation official responsible for overseeing the department’s administrative, management, and support functions.
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C.
United States Secretary of Transportation
The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the U.S. Department of Transportation, responsible for overseeing national transportation policy, infrastructure, and safety across air, land, and sea.
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D.
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy
The Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy is a senior U.S. Department of Transportation official responsible for developing, coordinating, and overseeing national transportation policies and strategic initiatives across all modes of transport.
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E.
General Counsel of the United States Department of Transportation
The General Counsel of the United States Department of Transportation is the department’s chief legal officer, overseeing all legal matters, regulatory interpretations, and compliance issues affecting federal transportation policies and programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal executive branch position
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chief financial officer role ⓘ government office ⓘ |
| appliesToOrganization | United States Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Secretary of Transportation ⓘ |
| basedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
accounting
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audit and internal control ⓘ financial management ⓘ government budgeting ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure compliance with federal financial management laws and regulations
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ensure efficient use of financial resources at the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ ensure transparency of the Department of Transportation financial information ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
coordinate with the Office of Inspector General on financial audits
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ensure timely obligation and expenditure of appropriated funds ⓘ implement financial management improvements at the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ manage financial risk for the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ prepare and oversee the Department of Transportation financial statements ⓘ provide financial advice to the Secretary of Transportation ⓘ support strategic planning with financial analysis at the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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linked to:
United States government
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| memberOf | senior leadership of the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| oversees |
budget offices of the United States Department of Transportation
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financial management offices of the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Secretary of Transportation ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
budget execution for the United States Department of Transportation
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budget formulation for the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ coordination of the Department of Transportation budget with the Office of Management and Budget ⓘ financial management of the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ financial policy development for the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ financial reporting for the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ fiscal accountability within the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ internal financial controls at the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ oversight of accounting operations at the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ oversight of financial systems at the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| usesLegalFramework |
Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
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federal appropriations law ⓘ federal financial management regulations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation Description of subject: The Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation is the senior executive responsible for overseeing the department’s financial management, budgeting, and fiscal accountability within the U.S. federal government.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chief Financial Officers Council of the U.S. federal government
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hasMember
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Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation
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Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation
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hasHead
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Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation
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