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The Department oversees and administers programs, policies, and regulations to ensure that our transportation system keeps traveling Americans safe while contributing to the Nation’s economic growth. Congress established the Department in 1966 to consolidate more than 30 transportation agencies and functions. DOT employees work across the country in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, […]