TRANSPORTATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

executive department of the U.S. government, established by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. Its chief executive officer, the secretary, is a member of the president's cabinet. Its principal constituent organizations include the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Maritime Administration, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the Research and Special Programs Administration, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The National Transportation Safety Board, established in 1966 as an entity within the department, was made totally independent in 1975.

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books on: Transportation United States Department Of  - 5157 results

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Urban Transportation Planning in the United States: An Historical Overview
Book by Edward Weiner; Praeger, 1999
Subjects: Urban Transportation Policy--United States--History
...1973. The State-of-the-Art in Urban Transportation Planning...Got Here. Transportation, Vol. 1...U.S. Department of Commerce...Planning in the United States (unpublished...Institute of Transportation and Traffic...
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Stop, Look and Listen: Railroad Transportation in the United States
Book by David Hinshaw, W. Espey Albig; Doubleday, Doran, 1932
Subjects: Railroads--United States
...W. B., 51 , 71 , 79 . Transportation Act of 1920, 6 , 26 , 46...Union Oil Company, 127 . United States Bureau of Public Roads, 108 . United States Bureau of Standards, 234 . United States Department of Commerce, 208 . United...
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U.S. Department of Transportation: A Reference History
Book by Donald R. Whitnah; Greenwood Press, 1998
Subjects: Transportation And State--United States--History, United States--Dept. Of Transportation--History
...Donald Robert, 1925- U.S. Department of transportation : a reference history / Donald...28340-0 (alk. paper) 1. United States. Dept. of Transportation-History. 2. Transportation and state-United States-History. I. Title...
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The Department of Justice of the United States
Book by Albert Langeluttig; Johns Hopkins Press, 1927
Subjects: United States--Dept. Of Justice
...under the laws of the United States are entitled to certain...All are entitled to transportation to their residence or...conviction within the United States or any other...General. In addition to transportation, all persons who have...
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United States Army Logistics: The Normandy Campaign, 1944
Book by Steve R. Waddell; Greenwood Press, 1994
Subjects: United States--Army--Supplies And Stores--History--20th Century, United States--Army--Transportation--History--20th Century, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy, World War, 1939-1945--Logistics--United States
...of the General Board United States Forces , European Theater...2. U.S. Army, United States Forces, European...Procurement Division, War Department General Staff. Richardson...1948- 1950. Third United States Army Headquarters...
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journal articles on: Transportation United States Department Of  - 9124 results

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A Transaction Price Index for Air Travel: Research on a Price Index Estimator Based on Data from a U.S. Department of Transportation Survey Involves Testing Unique Imputation and Across-Time Matching Procedures; the Resulting Experimental Index Is Compared with the Official CPI Series and the Consumer Expenditure Deflator Series Used in National Accounts Computations
Journal article by Janice Lent, Alan H. Dorfman; Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 128, 2005
Subjects: Transportation industry--Surveys, United States. Department of Transportation--Powers and duties
...a U.S. Department of Transportation Survey Involves...Transportation Departments Data Bank...Bureau of Transportation Statistics...passengers. The Department of Transportation is developing...originate in the United States, whereas...
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International Implications: The Elephant in the Living Room in Public Citizen V. Department of Transportation
Journal article by Katharine G. Shirey; Environmental Law, Vol. 34, 2004
Subjects: Conflict of laws--Laws, regulations and rules, Environmental impact analysis--Laws, regulations and rules, International trade--Laws, regulations and rules, Judicial review of administrative acts--Analysis, Public Citizen v. Department of Transportation--316 F.3d 1002 (9th Cir. 2003)
...COURT IN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION E PUBLIC...opening the United States border to...Operating in the United States, 66 Fed...33) Department of Transportation and Related...deliveries in the United States." Id...156) Department of Transportation and Related...
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Successful Transportation Women in a Time of Downsizing
Journal article by Hindy Lauer Schachter; Public Administration Quarterly, Vol. 28, 2004
Subjects: Career development planning, Department of Transportation, Downsizing, Government agencies, Studies, Transportation, United States, Women
...suggest that state-agency executive...Transition to the transportation field came at different...the women entered transportation agencies at low...transfers to the United States Department of Transportation or into the private...
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Running on Empty: The Case for a Sustainable National Transportation System
Journal article by F. Kaid Benfield; Environmental Law, Vol. 25, 1995
Subjects: Transportation policy--Planning, United States. Department of Transportation--Practice
...federal, state, and local...maintaining our transportation network may...redefinition of the Departments structure...needs. The Department can seize...U.S. Department of Transportation, News Release...Outlined in Transportation, Wash...titles of the United States Code. For...
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The Poor and Transportation: A Comment of Marlene Kim's 'The Working Poor: Lousy Jobs of Lousy Workers?'
Journal article by Thomas E. Lambert; Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 32, 1998
Subjects: Poor--Transportation, Transportation--Economic aspects, United States. Department of Transportation--Statistics
...above a poverty threshold: transportation problems. Much has been...sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or from research...DOTs Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS), Elaine...
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magazine articles on: Transportation United States Department Of  - 4956 results

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Oregon Department of Transportation Building Nation's First 'roadside Solar' Project
Magazine article; Government Finance Review, Vol. 24, October 2008
Subjects: Department of Transportation-Oregon, Exterior lighting, Government agencies, Oregon, Photovoltaic cells, Public private partnerships, Roads & highways, Solar energy, United States
Oregon Department of Transportation Building Nations First roadside...Project The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is embracing renewable...for almost 20 years. Oregons state transportation system uses 45 million kilowatt...
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FAA's Sex Scandal: The Transportation Department Has Launched an Investigation into Allegations That FAA Security Officials Engaged in Sex Acts with Children Overseas While Ignoring Potential Threats to U.S. Aviation Safety and Security
Magazine article by Paul M. Rodriguez; Insight on the News, Vol. 18, March 25, 2002
Subjects: Airport security--Investigations, Marshals--Sexual behavior, United States. Department of Transportation--Investigations, United States. Federal Aviation Administration--Investigations
...Transportation Department has launched...Department of Transportation (DOT), the...the office of Transportation Secretary Norman...staff at the Transportation Security Administration...illegal in the United States but are tolerated...
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Have One for the Runway; How Transportation Department Policies Add New Meaning to the Word "Red-Eye
Magazine article by David Nather; Washington Monthly, Vol. 21, April 1989
Subjects: Air pilots--Alcohol use, Aircraft accidents--Investigations, Drunk flying--Laws, regulations, etc., Employee alcoholism--Testing, United States. Department of Transportation--Powers and duties
...how Transportation Department policies add new meaning...by David Nather How Transportation Department pollicies...lives? Increasingly, transportation officials have been...the Department of Transportation announced that it...exception of Eastern and United, most airlines still...
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The Department of Transportation: Rail Programs among the Business Opportunities at the Agency
Magazine article by Simone Richards; Black Enterprise, Vol. 40, October 2009
Subjects: Transportation authorities--Powers and duties, Transportation policy--Interpretation and construction, United States. Department of Transportation--Powers and duties
The Department of Transportation: Rail Programs...Department of Transportation (www.dot...the nations transportation systems on land...enterprises in state and local procurements...through your states Uniform Certification...
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Missouri Department of Transportation
Magazine article by Mark Schoeff; Workforce Management, Vol. 88, December 14, 2009
Subjects: Absenteeism, Awards & honors, Department of Transportation-Missouri, Missouri, Regulatory agencies, United States
...that helped the state stay on the road...the Missouri Department of Transportation...LOCATED IAI the state capital of Jefferson...in investment in state loads over seven...DEPARTMENT ?G TRANSPORTATION is responsible...and operating the states transportation system. Missouri...
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newspaper articles on: Transportation United States Department Of  - 1892 results

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TSA Messes with Texas Privates; Justice Department Threatens to Ground Planes over Anti-Groping Bill
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), May 26, 2011
Subjects: United States. Congress. House--Political activity, United States. Department of Justice--Political activity, United States. Transportation Security Administration--Political activity
...Texas Privates; Justice Department Threatens to Ground...grow a backbone. A state that prides itself on...for a vote to hold the Transportation Security Administration...flag. On May 13, the state House of Representatives...as it came up in the state Senate. On Tuesday...
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United Leads in On-Time
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November 10, 2010
Subjects: Airlines--Reports, Chicago Cubs--Reports, US Airways Inc.--Reports, United Air Lines Inc.--Reports, United Continental Holdings Inc.--Reports, United States. Department of Transportation--Reports
...Time. CHICAGO -- United Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings...measured by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and published...Report released Tuesday. United ended the month with...
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Relief Fund Eyed for Transport Sector
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 10, 2011
Subjects: Transportation industry, United States. Department of Energy
...nature on its oil supply, but the Department of Energy (DoE) is now advancing...for the transport sector. The department indicated in a press statement...has been in discussions with the Department of Finance (DoF) "on the establishment...
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Transport Operators to Ask Cebu LGus to Put Up LPG Conversion Stations
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, December 14, 2010
Subjects: Liquefied petroleum gas, Liquefied petroleum gas industry, Transportation industry, United States. Department of Energy
...by those accredited by Bureau of Product Standard of the Department of Trade and Industry (BPS-DTI) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are set to request the local government...by DOE Asst. Sec. Mario Marasigan who also chairs the departments Reusable Energy Division, ninety percent of close to 6...
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Metra Talks to TSA about Al-Qaida Threats
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 7, 2011
Subjects: Terrorist organizations, United States. Department of Homeland Security, United States. Transportation Security Administration
...attacks. In the wake of that news, Metra officials said they have been in contact with the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security regarding those threats.Details emerged from some of the first intelligence...
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encyclopedia articles on: Transportation United States Department Of  - 13 results

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Transportation, United States Department Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TRANSPORTATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF executive department of the...established by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. Its chief executive...Administration, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The National Transportation...
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Homeland Security, United States Department Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF (DHS), executive...attacks within the United States, reducing the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism...security. The Border and Transportation Security division...
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Text of the Constitution of the United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...legislature of the State in which...Government of the United States, or in any department or officer...Constitution of the United States is hereby...Section II The transportation or importation into any State, territory...possession of the United States for...
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United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of the United States, including their...Presidents of the United States .) The executive...Secretaries of the Departments of State; Treasury...Development; Transportation; Energy; and...Congress of the United States , the legislative...
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Air Forces
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Mitchell of the United States, fought for the...merchant ships, transportation of personnel and...air forces of the United Nations Command...employed by the United States in Vietnam...United States Department of the ) now refers...
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