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Transportation Content
Annual Review: Stories of Transportation...
Innovation in transportation isn’t just about moving people and goods—it’s about building a safer, more efficient, and resilient future. The U.S. DOT Volpe Center has spent over five decades pioneering…
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DOT IT Strategic Plan 2025–2029
The DOT IT Strategic Plan 2025–2029 outlines a unified “1DOT IT” vision to modernize and streamline the Department’s technology landscape. The plan focuses on eliminating technical debt, adopting cloud-native and…
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Pocket Guide to Transportation 2025
Curious about how transportation shapes our daily lives and the environment? The Pocket Guide to Transportation 2025 is packed with key statistics on everything from highway travel to greenhouse gas…
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Transportation Security Administration
This overview traces how aviation security in the United States has evolved since 9/11, highlighting changes in personnel, processes, and screening technologies. It shows how intelligence-driven procedures, expanded workforce roles,…
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Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2024
The Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2024 provides a detailed look at the state of the U.S. transportation system, highlighting key trends in infrastructure, safety, and sustainability. This 30th-anniversary edition explores…
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Unlocking Government Efficiency with AI
Indiana’s Department of Transportation transformed a massive, manual reporting effort into an AI-powered workflow using Gemini and Vertex AI. Faced with scattered policies, tight deadlines, and security constraints, the team…
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2024 Emergency Response Guidebook
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has just released the 2024 edition of its Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), a vital resource for emergency responders…
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Transportation Security & Explosives...
The Facial Hue Detection System (FHDS) brings innovation to biometric technology, ensuring accurate and fair representation of skin tones across diverse populations. By calibrating imaging systems using precise skin tone…
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The Cost of the Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 created the Department of Homeland Security and transferred the Coast Guard from the Department of Transportation to the new department. The law listed 11…
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Biometric Identity Disambiguation
The Biometric Identity Disambiguation (BID) system, developed by the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate and TSA, revolutionizes identity verification at security checkpoints. By combining biometric data like…
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U.S. Port Infrastructure: DOT and DHS Offer...
U.S. ports are vital to national and global trade, yet they face increasing threats from natural disasters. The Departments of Transportation (DOT) and Homeland Security (DHS) provide funding and resources…
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Real-Time Advanced Imaging Technology
Navigating airport security could soon feel seamless with the introduction of Real-Time Advanced Imaging Technology. Instead of the traditional pause-and-pose screening, this next-generation system enables walk-by scanning, reducing wait times…
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Waterway Risk Assessment
The Waterway Risk Assessment initiative, led by DHS Science & Technology and the U.S. Coast Guard, is revolutionizing maritime safety with a quantitative risk modeling framework. This innovative system calculates…
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Executive Order 14374: Establishing a Second...
Executive Order 14374 establishes a second emergency board under Section 9A of the Railway Labor Act to investigate unresolved labor disputes between the Long Island Railroad Company and several labor…
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Primary Screening for Passengers
As air travel rebounds to pre-pandemic levels, the TSA is under increasing pressure to screen more passengers for a wider range of threats—quickly and accurately. DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate…
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