Transportation research : opportunities for improving the oversight of DOT's research programs and user satisfaction with transportation statistics : report to Congressional committees
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2006-08-01
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Abstract:The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) research, development, and technology (RD&T) budget totaled $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2005. DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)—which includes the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)— oversees DOT’s RD&T activities. GAO examined (1) how RITA’s responsibilities for overseeing DOT’s RD&T activities differ from those of its predecessor, the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA); (2) RITA’s practices for coordinating, facilitating, and reviewing RD&T activities; (3) the progress DOT has made in implementing GAO’s 2003 recommendations on how to improve the coordination and evaluation of RD&T activities; and (4) how BTS identifies and monitors how well it serves its users. To address these issues, GAO reviewed relevant documentation and interviewed officials from RITA, BTS, and three operating administrations. GAO makes several recommendations to DOT to enhance RITA’s ability to manage and ensure the effectiveness of RD&T activities. These include (1) developing performance goals, an implementing strategy, and an evaluation plan for RITA; and (2) developing a systematic process for BTS to identify its primary users and solicit and incorporate feedback from those
users. DOT generally agreed with the findings and recommendations in this report.
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