Transportation Research: The Department of Transportation Has Made Progress in Coordinating and Reviewing Its Research Activities

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• Creators:
  Wise, David J.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Climate Change Research Management Research Projects
• Publication/ Report Number:
  GAO-09-361T
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Government Accountability Office
• Abstract:
  Research, development, and technology (RD&T) activities are vital to meeting the Department of Transportation's (DOT) priorities, such as increasing safety, enhancing mobility, and supporting the nation's economic growth. In fiscal year 2008, the department's RD&T budget totaled over $$1.1 billion, primarily for highway and aviation projects. Over the years, concerns have been raised about DOT's capabilities to improve RD&T coordination and evaluation efforts across the agency. In 2004, Congress created DOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) to coordinate and review the department's RD&T programs and activities for the purposes of reducing research duplication, enhancing opportunities for joint efforts, and ensuring RD&T activities are meeting goals. In 2006 GAO reported that RITA had made progress toward these ends, but needed to do more. GAO's testimony focuses on (1) the importance of coordinating and evaluating RD&T activities and (2) RITA's progress in implementing GAO's 2006 recommendations.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Transportation Resilience & Vulnerability Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:52f4537614e98fca20494d743109481fe1fd974bff3619d279ba1b25fd4e2455
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17297/dot_17297_DS1.pdf
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