United States. Department of Transportation
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United States. Department of Transportation
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United States. Department of Transportation
États-Unis. Dept. of Transportation
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United States. Departamento de Transporte
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United States. Departamento de Transporte
U.S. DOT
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United States. Department Of Transportation (Washington, D.C.)
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The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is headed by the secretary of transportation, who reports directly to the president of the United States and is a member of the president's Cabinet.
Prior to the creation of the Department of Transportation, its functions were administered by the under secretary of commerce for transportation. In 1965, Najeeb Halaby, administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (predecessor to the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA), suggested to President Lyndon B. Johnson that transportation be elevated to a cabinet-level post, and that the FAA be folded into the DOT.
It was established by Congress in the Department of Transportation Act on October 15, 1966. The department began operation on April 1, 1967.
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Constructing railroads
Constructing roads
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