Transportation Department
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A website by Cornell University shows how federal rulemaking can become more transparent.
January 18, 2011 -
The internship program at the Department of Transportation\'s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) trains women to pursue jobs in transportation.
November 16, 2010 -
The Army and the U.S. Transportation Command are investigating whether updated airships can be revived for both combat and humanitarian troop movement.
November 16, 2010 -
While Transportation officials say they haven\'t detected any incidents, but it isn\'t clear whether DOT\'s security problems could impact Recovery.gov or FederalReporting.gov.
October 26, 2010 -
Because motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of worker fatalities, OSHA and DOT are teaming up to combat distracted driving. OSHA\'s David Michaels has details.
October 15, 2010 -
What makes one federal agency better than another in terms of worker contentment? One of Washington\'s good government groups did some additional digging in the wake of the federal \"Best Places to Work\" survey and found that better communication using social networking tools helped at least two agencies move up the list.
September 21, 2010 -
Learn more about the DOT\'s research currently underway when Dr. Robert Bertini, the acting director of the Intelligent Transportation Systems program at DOT, talks to Federal News Radio.
September 07, 2010 -
The annual rankings of the best (and worst) places to work in the federal government are out. We get details from Max Stier with the Partnership for Public Service
September 01, 2010 -
The Partnership for Public Service along with the Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation at American University released its annual rankings of the best places to work in the federal government.
August 31, 2010 -
August 23rd and 25th RITA\'s mission is to promote transportation research, solid analysis, and education across the different operating agencies within the USDOT.
August 23, 2010 -
EPA, NASA and Transportation receive two honors each in different categories. Overall 17 agencies received all green scores on the Open Government dashboard.
August 16, 2010 -
The Transportation Department is hoping a new idea drives employees down the Information Superhighway toward better collaboration.
August 03, 2010 -
Agencies are to review all IT projects over the next month, and the programs that are in the worst shape will go through TechStat sessions. This analysis is part two of a three pronged approach to fixing systemic problems with technology initiatives. Federal CIO Kundra says OMB will try to address those long-standing problems in October through the release of best practices.
July 28, 2010 -
Dozens of communities nationwide will soon enjoy major transit improvements, including new streetcars, buses, and transit facilities. Federal Transit Administration head Peter Rogoff gives us the details.
July 16, 2010 -
A recent GAO report looked at agencies\' policies for choosing the locations of conferences and found that cost was the number one factor when it came to planning. Details from GAO\'s Lorelei St. James.
June 14, 2010